Because they could be equivalent fractions as for example 3/4 is the same as 12/16
You could use 3.55/1 or 355/100 or many other fractions.
To simplify fractions, you divide both the numerator and the denomenator by the same number. Such fractions where there is no such number that would go evenly into both are called simple fraction. 3/6 could be simplifies into 1/2 2/10 could be simplifies into 1/5 30/40 into 3/4 5/7 is a simple fraction
I could describe it as a decimal fraction. Some fractions are presented as division, such as 3/4. But 12.01 is just a number that includes a decimal point.
218 is an integer, not a fraction. However, if you must, you could write it as 218/1.
You could convert them to like fractions with a common denominator and compare the numerators or you could convert them to decimals and compare them.
yes
If every fraction could be turned into a whole number, then we could just get rid of fractions and everybody in school would be happy. We have fractions because we need them. Usually, you can't turn a fraction into a whole number.
Because they could be equivalent fractions as for example 3/4 is the same as 12/16
No. They thought that all fractions could be expressed as combinations of unit fractions. They and other ancients may have thought that any fraction could be wretten as a combination of unit fractions, but according to wikipedia they (ancient Egyptians) had special symbols for 2/3 and 3/4 and even had a papyrus used by scribes that listed the equivalents for 2/n, so they did not always write fractions as this combination of unit fractions. Does your question mean a combination of unit fractions, or as a unit fraction?
Fractions are infinitely dense and this means that between any two fractions there an infinite number of fractions. If any fraction, f, laid claims to being the nearest, there would be infinitely many fractions between 0 and f and so infinitely many fractions which were closer to 0. This means that f could not be the closest. The argument can be used again and again and so there cannot be a fraction closest to 0.
You could use 3.55/1 or 355/100 or many other fractions.
you would not change it back to a improper fraction you would solve it to a proper fraction so it could be looking like this 19 ___ 22
To simplify fractions, you divide both the numerator and the denomenator by the same number. Such fractions where there is no such number that would go evenly into both are called simple fraction. 3/6 could be simplifies into 1/2 2/10 could be simplifies into 1/5 30/40 into 3/4 5/7 is a simple fraction
I could describe it as a decimal fraction. Some fractions are presented as division, such as 3/4. But 12.01 is just a number that includes a decimal point.
218 is an integer, not a fraction. However, if you must, you could write it as 218/1.
You could, if you must, write it as 44/1. You could then look for equivalent fractions.