How do you express 82.5 as a decimal?

To express the number 82.5 as a decimal, we recognize that it is already in decimal form. The number 82.5 consists of two parts: the whole number 82 and the fractional part 0.5. The decimal point separates these two parts, indicating that there are 5 tenths in addition to the whole number 82. Therefore, 82.5 is the decimal representation of Eighty-Two and Five-Tenths.