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Kelan shaded 0.5 of the rectangle what fraction equals 0.5

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the fraction that equals 0.5 is 5/10

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The decimal 0.5 represents the fraction 5/10. The decimal 0.25 represents the fraction 25/100. Decimal fractions always have a denominator based on a power of 10. We know that 5/10 is equivalent to 1/2 since 1/2 times 5/5 is 5/10.
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