Question

There are 26.2 in a marathon .Write the number of miles using a fraction.

Answer 1

Partitioning the value 26.2

26.2 = 20+6+0.2

The decimal value 0.2 is read two tenth = 2/10

Writing 26.2 as mixed numbers

$26.2=26 \frac{2}{10}$

If we want to write this as an improper fraction, multiply 26 by 10 then add the 2 to get the numerator

$26.2 = 26 \frac{2}{10}= \frac{262}{10}= \frac{131}{5}$