What is one half added to three tenths?
Answer (3)
o n e ha l f → 2 1 t h ree t e n t h s → 10 3 2 1 ( 5 + 10 3 = = 10 5 + 3 = = 10 8 → 5 4
2 1 + 10 3 = 2 × 5 1 × 5 + 10 3 = 10 5 + 10 3 = 10 8 = 0 , 8
One half added to three tenths equals four fifths. We first converted one half to tenths, then added the fractions, and simplified the result. The final answer is 5 4 .
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