Question

Is 45/5 equal to a whole number or a mixed number?Please Explain How You know

Answer 1

Yes it is. Because if you simplify the fraction 45/5, you will get 9/1 which is the same as 9, which is a whole number.

Answer 2

`(45)/(5)` is a whole number.

Explanation:

Given : A fraction
`(45)/(5)`

We have to determine whether the given fraction
`(45)/(5)` equal to a whole number or a mixed number.

Whole numbers are those numbers that do not involves fractions.Example : 1, -10 , etc

Mixed numbers are numbers that are combination of an integers and a proper fraction. Example
`1(1)/(4),2(1)/(9)` etc.

Consider the given fraction
`(45)/(5)`

45 can be written as product of 9 and 5

Thus, fraction becomes,

`(45)/(5)=(9* 5)/(5)`

On simplifying, we get
`(45)/(5)=9`

Thus, 9 is an intger with no fraction.

Hence,
`(45)/(5)` is a whole number.