Final answer:
None of the options provided (1) 3/5, (2) 6/7, (3) 12/25, (4) 24/50 express the number 48 as a fraction accurately. To express 48 as a fraction correctly, it can be expressed as 48/1, indicating 48 divided by 1.
Step-by-step explanation:
To express the number 48 as a fraction, we need to identify which option has a numerator that corresponds to 48 when simplified. Looking at the options, we can see that each fraction should have 48 as a numerator when they are scaled up or down proportionally.
Option 4) 24/50 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by 2, which will give us 24/25. Multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 2 gives us 48/50. However, this is incorrect because 48/50 simplifies to 24/25, not to the original fraction we were given.
None of the options provided correctly express the number 48 as a fraction directly. To express 48 as a fraction, it can be written simply as 48/1, which means 48 divided by 1, or just 48.