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How are 0.5 and 0.05 and 0.0005 related

How are 0.5 and 0.05 and 0.0005 related-example-1
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\bf \cfrac{5}{10}\cdot \cfrac{1}{10}\implies \cfrac{5}{100}~\hspace{10em}\cfrac{5}{100}\cdot \cfrac{1}{10}\implies \cfrac{5}{1000} \\\\\\ \textit{we can say one is \boxed{\textit{one tenth of the other}}} \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ \cfrac{5}{100}\cdot 10\implies \cfrac{5}{10}~\hspace{10em}\cfrac{5}{1000}\cdot 10\implies \cfrac{5}{100} \\\\\\ \textit{or we can say, one is \boxed{\textit{ten times the other}}}

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