Write 0.26 as a fraction - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 5 - 2017 - Paper 1

To convert the decimal 0.26 into a fraction, we recognize that 0.26 can be expressed as $\frac{26}{100}$ since there are two decimal places.

Next, we simplify the fraction. Both the numerator and the denominator can be divided by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2:

$\frac{26 \div 2}{100 \div 2} = \frac{13}{50}$.

Thus, the simplest form of the fraction representing 0.26 is (\frac{13}{50}).