Given:
0.5
Let's write the decimal in form of a fraction a/b using integers.
To write the number in fractional form, we have:
[tex]0.5=5\times10^{-1}[/tex]
Since the exponent is the negative of 1, using the definition of negative exponent, we have:
[tex]5\times10^{-1}=\frac{5}{10^1}=\frac{5}{10}[/tex]
Therefore, the correct fraction is:
[tex]\frac{5}{10}[/tex]
ANSWER:
[tex]\frac{5}{10}[/tex]
