The problem asks us to express 26% as a decimal (which is already given) and as a fraction in simplest form. The grid already has 26 squares shaded to represent 26%.

1. Problem Description

The problem asks us to express 26% as a decimal (which is already given) and as a fraction in simplest form. The grid already has 26 squares shaded to represent 26%.

2. Solution Steps

We are given that $26\% = 0.26$. We need to express $26\%$ as a fraction in simplest form.

First, we write $26\%$ as a fraction:

$26\% = \frac{26}{100}$.

Now, we simplify the fraction by finding the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 26 and

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0. The factors of 26 are 1, 2, 13, and

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6. The factors of 100 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and

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0. The GCD of 26 and 100 is

2. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2:

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

Since 13 is a prime number and 13 is not a factor of 50, the fraction $\frac{13}{50}$ is in simplest form.

3. Final Answer

$\frac{13}{50}$