0.26666 is 13333/50000 as a fraction
Word “fraction” is derived from the Latin word fractus. It simply means how many parts of a whole we have. A fraction consists of a numerator, a slash and denominator. For example in the fraction 3/4, 3 is the numerator and 4 is the denominator.
0.26666 1
× 100000 | ||
0.26666 1 | = | 26666 100000 |
× 100000 |
(Do you see how it turns the top number into a whole number?)
÷2 | ||
26666 100000 | = | 13333 50000 |
÷2 |
Note: 26666/100000 is called a decimal fraction and 13333/50000 is called a common fraction !
The simplest way to read fractions is to simply read them as numerator over denominator. Example, fraction 5/8 can be read as five over eight.
Lets say in a school of 50000 students, there are 13333 boys and remaining are girls. We can then simply say the the fraction of boys in this school are 13333/50000 and ratio of boys to total students is 0.26666