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TYPES OF FRACTIONS

Mathematicians use three categories to describe fractions: proper, improper, and mixed.

Proper Fractions
A proper fraction is one where the numerator is less than the denominator. Note that a proper
fraction is always less than one.

one-fourth

Improper Fractions
An improper fraction is one where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.
Note that an improper fraction is always 1 or greater than one.

four-fourths seven-fourths

Mixed Numbers
A mixed number is a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction. A improper
fraction can be expressed as a mixed number and a mixed number can be expressed as a
improper fraction
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Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers

5 36 9
1) = 2) = 3) =
2 5 2

57 30 7
4) = 5) = 6) =
8 7 3

17 18 40
7) = 8) = 9) =
6 4 9

55 13 55
10 ) = 11 ) = 12 ) =
9 3 7

47 27 23
13 ) = 14 ) = 15 ) =
9 5 4

Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions

1 1 2
1) 4 3
= 2) 9 4
= 3) 8 5
=

1 9 1
4) 5 2
= 5) 8 10 = 6) 8 3
=

3 5 1
7) 6 10 = 8) 7 6
= 9) 9 2
=

1 3 5
10 ) 8 2
= 11 ) 2 5
= 12 ) 3 7
=

2 1 3
13 ) 8 5
= 14 ) 6 8
= 15 ) 6 4
=

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