fifty

Everyday

1. Fifty is the number 50, five tens. tree →
2. Fifty is half of a hundred. tree →
3. «Fifty-fifty» means half and half, or an equal chance. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a number of things counted; half of 100; 50 percent is a half; money: fifty cents, a fifty-dollar bill; chance: fifty-fifty; geography: the USA has fifty states

Examples

• She has fifty marbles. tree →
• Fifty people came to the show. tree →
• A fifty-dollar bill. tree →
• Fifty minus ten is forty. tree →
• The USA has fifty states. tree →
• Fifty is half of a hundred. tree →
• We split the cost fifty-fifty. tree →
• Fifty cents is half a dollar. tree →
• Here are fifty talers for you. tree →

Note

A number written as a word: 50. Trap: do not mix up fifty (50) and fifteen (15). Fifty percent = one half.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Fifty is seven times seven plus one, and the Torah uses it for the jubilee year and the fifty days from Passover to Shavuot. Tradition calls the "fifty gates of understanding" a way to say how deep wisdom goes. In the primary lessons: maths: a number of things counted; half of 100; 50 percent is a half; money: fifty cents, a fifty-dollar bill; chance: fifty-fifty; geography: the USA has fifty states

Examples

• And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.38.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. (Torah GEN.9.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. (Torah GEN.7.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• The men of Netophah, fifty and six. (Writings EZR.2.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Nebo, fifty and two. (Writings EZR.2.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. (Writings EZR.2.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A number written as a word: 50. Trap: do not mix up fifty (50) and fifteen (15). Fifty percent = one half.