Practice Proper and Improper Fractions

Types of fractions

Proper and Improper fractions

This picture shows circle divided into 4 equal parts.

44 ^{or four-quarters is a whole, or 1}

What do we get if we add a quarter more to 44 ?

44 ^{and 14 = 54}

54 is a whole and a quarter or 1 14

Improper Fractions

Fractions such as 54in which the numerator is greater than the denominator are called Improper Fractions

Example :

65^, 43^, 73^, 165 are improper fractions.

Proper Fractions

Fractions in which the numerator is less than the denominator are known as Proper Fractions

Example :

34^, 612^, 510^, 79 are proper fractions.

Mixed Fractions

Fractions such as 1 14in which are a combination of whole numbers and fractions are called mixed fractions or Mixed numbers.

Unit Fractions

11^, 12^, 13^, 14 are called unit fractions.In unit fractions, the numerator is 1

Seven kinds of fractions

The seven kinds of fractions are, proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed fractions, like fractions, unlike fractions, unit fractions and equivalent fractions.

Note :

If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are multiplied by the same number, its value doesnot change.