To write 26.2 as a mixed number in the simplest form, do the following:
26.2 = 26 + 0.2
= 26 + 2/10
Note that
[tex] \frac{2}{10}= \frac{2 \times 1}{2 \times 5} = \frac{1}{5} [/tex]
Therefore
[tex]26.2 = 26 \, \frac{1}{5} \\[/tex]
Answer: [tex]26 \, \frac{1}{5} [/tex]