Write 2.6 as a fraction

Step by step

The question

Question: write 2.6 as a fraction.

1 Read the place value

2.6 has 1 digit after the point.

The last digit is in the tenths.

So we write it over 10.

2.6 is 26 tenths: 26/10.

2 Simplify

26 and 10 can both be divided by 2.

That makes it simpler.

So it is 13/5.

Can we make it simpler?

No number goes into both 13 and 5, except 1.

So it stays like this.

3 Write as a mixed number

13 divided by 5 is 2, with 3 left over.

So it is 2 and 3/5.

4 Check

Let's check: make the bottom 10 again.

13 times 2 is 26.

5 times 2 is 10.

26 tenths is 2.6.

So the answer is right!

Let's look back.

First: read the place value.

Then: simplify.

Then: write as a mixed number.

Last: check.