Question

Question 5 (b)

Write the following decimal as a fraction. Reduce the fraction to the lowest term:

2.5

Answer 1

Fraction: Representing a number in the form $\frac{a}{b}$, where a and b are integers and b is not equal to zero

Lowest Form: A fraction is said to be in the simplest (or lowest) form if its numerator and denominator have no common factor except 1.

$2.5=\frac{\text{/}25}{\text{/}10}$
$=\frac{5}{2}$ (dividing numerator and denominator by 5)