Question

Give the whole number.

$\frac{10}{2}=\frac{?}{}$

Answer 1

If the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator, then the fraction is greater than or equal to 1. To change such a fraction to a whole number or a mixed number, we divide the numerator by the denominator.

$\frac{Numerator}{Denominator}=Numerator÷Denominator=Quotient\frac{Remainder}{Numerator}(forNumerator\ge Denominator)$

$$\begin{gathered} \frac{10}{2}=\frac{2\times 5}{1\times 2} \\ =\frac{5}{1}(eliminatingcommonterm2fromnumerator\&denominator) \\ =5 \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the given fraction can be written in whole number as $\frac{10}{2}=5$.