Whole Numbers as Fractions: The Why and How

[charliemagne]

Can we consider all whole numbers as fraction?why?

 

[Дьявол]

Do you mean integers? If so, yes, we can.For example. 4 can be written as 4/1 or 8/2 etc...

 

[Hootenanny]

Can we consider all whole numbers as fraction?why?

Yes, because integers are a sub-set of the rational. In other words all integers (whole numbers) can be written in the form a/b where a and b are integers, with b non-zero.

 

[HallsofIvy]

The real point being, Charliemagne- what is your definition of "fraction"?