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Look at each fraction below. How are these fractions similar? How are they different?

The fractions above are similar since each one has a denominator of 4. Look at the circles below to see how these fractions are different.

   1/4 (One-fourth)      4/4 (Four-fourths)

                 7/4 (Seven-fourths)

The fraction is called a proper fraction. The fractions and are improper fractions.

Definition: Aproper fraction is a fraction in which the numeratoris less than the denominator.

Definition:Animproper fraction is a fraction in which the numeratoris greater than or equal to the denominator.

What do the fractions in example 2 have in common?

Example 2

  2/2 (Two-halves)

 3/3 (Three-thirds)

 4/4 (Four-fourths)

   5/5 (Five-fifths)

   6/6 (Six-sixths)

In example 2, each fraction has a numerator that is equal to its denominator. Each of these fractions is an improper fraction, equal to one whole (1). An improper fraction can also be greater than one whole, as shown in example 3.

Example 3

                7/4 (Seven Fourths)

In the improper fraction seven-fourths, the numerator (7) is greater than the denominator (4). We can write this improper fraction as a mixed number.

Definition:Amixed number consists of a whole-number part and a fractional part.

In examples 4 through 6, we will write each improper fraction as a mixed number.

Example 4

In example 4, seven-fourths is an improper fraction. It is really the sum of four-fourths and three-fourths. Seven-fourths is written as the mixed number one and three-fourths, whereone is the whole-number part, andthree-fourths is the fractional part.

In example 5, the improper fraction seven-thirds is written as the mixed number two and one-third, wheretwo is the whole-number part, andone-third is the fractional part.

In example 6, the improper fraction seventeen-fifths is written as the mixed number three and two-fifths, wherethree is the whole-number part, andtwo-fifths is the fractional part.

In example 7, we will write each number using words. We will then classify each number as a proper fraction, an improper fraction, or a mixed number. Place your mouse over the answer text see if you got it right.

Example 7
Number	Words	Type of Fraction
	three-eighths	answer 1
	one and three-sevenths	answer 2
	five-fifths	answer 3
	eleven-fourths	answer 4
	three and five-sixths	answer 5
	eight-thirds	answer 6
	fourteen-sevenths	answer 7

The last number in example 7 can be written as a whole number: fourteen-sevenths is equal to two wholes (2).

How can you tell if a fraction is less than 1, equal to 1, or greater than 1?

Compare the numerator and denominator	Example	Type of Fraction	Write As
If the numerator <  denominator, then the fraction < 1.		proper fraction	proper fraction
If the numerator = denominator, then the fraction = 1.		improper fraction	whole number
If the numerator > denominator, then the fraction > 1.		improper fraction	mixed number

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Summary: A number can be classified as a proper fraction, an improper fraction, or as a mixed number. Any number divided by itself is equal to one. A mixed number consists of a whole-number part and a fractional part.

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Exercises

In Exercises 1 through 5, click once in an ANSWER BOX and type in your answer; then click ENTER. After you click ENTER, a message will appear in the RESULTS BOX to indicate whether your answer is correct or incorrect. To start over, click CLEAR. Note: To write the fraction two-thirds, enter2/3 into the form.

1.	Write a proper fraction using only the digits 7 and 2.

2.	Write an improper fraction using only the digits 5 and 8.

3.	Write twelve-sixths as a whole number.

4.	Write one and two-thirds as an improper fraction.

5.	Write one and one-fourth as an improper fraction.

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