What is 26 as a fraction?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how to express the whole number 26 as a fraction.
Answer
The whole number 26 can be expressed as the fraction $\frac{26}{1}$.
Answer for screen readers
The whole number 26 can be expressed as the fraction $\frac{26}{1}$.
Steps to Solve
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Identify the whole number We start with the whole number we want to express as a fraction, which is 26.
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Express the number as a fraction Any whole number can be written as a fraction by using 1 as the denominator. Thus, we can write 26 as
$$ \frac{26}{1} $$
- Review the fraction As a final step, check that the fraction is in its simplest form, which in this case, it already is since 26 and 1 have no common factors other than 1.
The whole number 26 can be expressed as the fraction $\frac{26}{1}$.
More Information
Expressing a whole number as a fraction is a common practice in mathematics, allowing us to work with various types of numbers more easily. Every whole number can be represented in this way, facilitating operations such as addition and subtraction involving fractions.
Tips
- A common mistake is trying to complicate the fraction by making the denominator larger without understanding that whole numbers can be simply written over 1. To avoid this, remember that any integer $n$ can be expressed as $\frac{n}{1}$.
