The video explains how to convert 5.5 (five and five-tenths) into a fraction:
Start with 5.5 over 1.
Move the decimal one place to the right by multiplying both numerator and denominator by 10, resulting in 55/10.
Simplify the fraction:
Divide both 55 and 10 by 5 → 11/2.
Convert to a mixed number:
2 goes into 11 five times with a remainder of 1 → 5 and 1/2.
Final Answer:
As a fraction: 11/2
As a mixed number: 5 and 1/2
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