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Q: Is a unit fraction always in the simplest form?
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Is a unit fraction always in simplest form?

Yes.


What is true about every unit fraction?

Every unit fraction is in its simplest form. Every unit fraction is a proper fraction.


How do I write 13 over 43 as a unit fraction?

13/43 is in its simplest form as a fraction


What is the unit form of a fraction?

A unit fraction is any fraction with 1 in the numerator.


How do I write 23 over 138 as a unit fraction?

23/138 is equivalent to 1/6 in its simplest form


What is nine-tenths expressed as a unit fraction?

In a unit fraction, the numerator is always the number 1. 9/10 cannot be written as a unit fraction.


How do you make a fraction in simplest form when it prime?

If either the numerator or denominator is prime, you need to check that the other is not divisible by that prime. If it is then the prime is a common factor and the fraction simplifies either to a unit factor or an integer. Otherwise, there is no simplification possible. For example, consider the prime 7.7/21 = 1/3 is a unit fraction.63/7 = 9 is an integer.22/7 and 7/22 cannot be simplified.


Can any fraction be expressed as the sum of unit fractions?

Yes. Although a negative fraction would have to involve addinig negative unit fractions. A positive fraction is a number of the form x/y where x and y are positive integers. The simplest solution is to add x lots of 1/y.


What is a unit in fractions?

A unit = 1 = 1/1 in fraction form.


How are all unit fractions different?

They have the same numerator (1) but different denominators. Since the numerator is 1 in each fraction, it cannot be simplified therefore each unit fraction is in its simplest form. Then, because the denominators of any two of them are different the fractions must be different.


What is a proportional unit rate?

the same as a unit rate just in fraction form


What makes a unit rate different from other rates?

a unit rate is when it is in simplest form