Explain how 0.5 and 0.05 are NOT equivalent

Answer 1

0.5 means 5 tenths or 1/2
$0.50 = 50 cents

0.05 means 5 hundredths or 5/100 or 1/20
$0.05 = 5 cents

Answer 2

(a) 1001/100
(b)505/5
(c)2501/50
(d)55/10.