To express 0.29 as a fraction, we start by recognizing that 0.29 can also be written as 29/100. This is because the number 0.29 means 29 hundredths.
Next, we need to simplify the fraction 29/100 if possible. To do this, we check for any common factors between the numerator (29) and the denominator (100). Since 29 is a prime number, its only factors are 1 and 29 itself. Looking at 100, the factors are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and 100. The only common factor between 29 and 100 is 1, which means they have no other common factors.
Since the greatest common divisor (GCD) is 1, the fraction cannot be simplified further. Therefore, 0.29 in its simplest fraction form is 29/100.