Proper Fractions

Let us learn proper fractions by knowing part of the fractions in details.

Proper Fractions

A fraction is a part of a whole.

If a strip of paper is divided into two equal parts, one part is named ‘one over three” and written as 1/3.

Proper Fractions

And if the same piece of paper is divided into six equal parts, then two parts are named ‘ two over six’ and written as 2/6.

proper fractions

Again if the same piece of paper is divided into 9 equal parts, then three parts are named ‘ three over nine’ and written as 3/9.

proper fractions

A fraction is a number that represents part of one whole. In any fractions, the number at the top is called the numerator, and the number at the bottom is called the denominator.

Proper fractions

Proper fractions

For example:

Proper fractions

Proper fractions

Proper fractions

Whereby the denominator shows the total number of equal parts of a whole.

A proper fractions is a fraction which the numerator is less than the denominator.
For example:

Proper fractions

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