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The answer is .0005

The first zero after the decimal is the tenths place, the second zero is the hundredths place, the third zero is the thousandths place, and of course the five is in the ten thousandths place

The reason why its not a whole number is because when there is a whole number with a decimal, there is a word that separates a whole number with the decimals such as the words "and" or "point".

But instead you said it in word expanded form which is equivalent to 5* \frac{1}{10000} ⇒ .0005

0.0005 you count back the number coloms as usal but back ward
The answer is .0005 because you have to use your place value.