Unit fraction. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A unit fraction is a rational number written as a fraction where the numerator is one and the denominator is a positive integer. A unit fraction is therefore the reciprocal of a positive integer, 1/n. Examples are 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 ,1/5, etc.

Additionally, what is the unit form of 17 tens? 17 tens = 170 in unit form can be written as 1 hundred, 7 tens, 0 ones.

Subsequently, one may also ask, what is an example of unit form?

The number 234 is written as 2 hundreds, 3 tens, 4 ones in unit form. The following table gives some examples of standard form, unit form, word form and expanded form. Make number bonds to show the hundreds, tens, and ones in each number. Then write the number in unit form.

How do you find a unit fraction?

Unit fractions are fractions with numerators that are 1. These types of fractions are a part of the number 1. Break the number 1 into n equal parts; each part represents the unit fraction 1/n. In general, a fractions denominator tells us how many parts we are breaking the fractions numerator into.