The whole number, 6, can be written as 6/1. You can then calculate equivalent rational fractions if you multiply both, its numerator and denominator, by any non-zero integer.
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1n/11n where n is any whole number (for tidy fractions, anyway) 1/11 = 2/22 = 3/33 ...
A few fractions that are all equivalent to 3 are 3/1 30/10 300/100 792/264 We're still not sure why there has to be a fraction form for every whole number.
6/6 has an infinite number of equivalent fractions, including 3/3 and 2/2
Multiply top and bottom by the same any whole number to get equivalent fractions: -1/3 = (-1x2)/(3x2) = -2/6 -1/3 = (-1x3)/(3x3) = -3/9 -1/3 = (-1x4)/(3x4) = -4/12 etc.
No. The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2.