A fraction is part of a whole. If we divide a whole thing, it will be divided into several pieces. Each piece can be seen as fractional part of the original whole thing.
In the above picture a circle is cut into 2 pieces and another circle is cut into 8 pieces. Each part can be said as fraction of the original circle and it can be represented as 1/2 and 1/8. Here 1 is called numerator and 2 and 8 is called denominator.
The numerator represents a number of equal parts while the denominator indicates how many of those parts make up a unit or a whole. For example, in the fraction 4/8, the numerator, 4, tells us that the fraction represents 4 equal parts, and the denominator, 8, tells us that 8 parts make up a whole. The denominator cannot be zero here. So, relation between can represented as :
Numerator
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Denominator
Proper Fraction and Improper Fraction:
2/4, 3/5, 3/7
An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. Below are examples of improper fractions:
9/4, 5/5, 7/3
Mixed number:
A mixed number sometimes also called mixed fraction has a whole number and proper fraction. It is actually sum of a whole number(not zero) and a proper fraction. This sum (+) symbol is never expressed.
3 4⁄5
It is actually 3 + 4⁄5 and is equivalent to 19/5.
A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is smaller than denominator.
Below are examples of improper fractions:2/4, 3/5, 3/7
An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. Below are examples of improper fractions:
9/4, 5/5, 7/3
Mixed number:
A mixed number sometimes also called mixed fraction has a whole number and proper fraction. It is actually sum of a whole number(not zero) and a proper fraction. This sum (+) symbol is never expressed.
3 4⁄5
It is actually 3 + 4⁄5 and is equivalent to 19/5.
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