IDENTIFYING PROPER

FRACTION, IMPROPER
FRACTION, AND MIXED
NUMBER

SHELA MAE G. EDUARDO

Applicant
Explore and Discover!

Danny, Wilbert, and Anson are friends. They

decided to run a distance.
Study the results below:
Anson 11/12 kilometer
Danny 5/4 kilometers
Wilbert 1 2/7 kilometers
 Notice that:

1. In the fraction 11/12, the numerator is smaller than the

denominator. It is a fraction less than 1. It is a proper
fraction.
2. In the fraction 4/5, the numerator is bigger than the
denominator. It is a fraction greater than 1. it is an
improper fraction. A fraction whose numerator is equal
to the denominator is also an improper fraction. It is a
fraction equal to 1.
Example: 5/5 15/15 7/7
3. The fraction 1 2/7 contains a whole number and a
fraction. It is a mixed number.
 Get Moving!

Write P if the given is a proper fraction, I if it is an

improper fraction, and M if it is a mixed number.

1. 6/11 6. 27/15
2. 6 8/10 7. 7/1
3. 1 2/7 8. 3/8
4. 15/60 9. 9 5/8
5. 9/8 10. 4/5
 Apply Your Skills!
Write the given fractions correctly in the appropriate column
in the table.
Proper Improper Mixed
9/10 7/5 Fractions Factions Number

15/17 3 4/10

3/7 21/9

7 5/6 19/16

13/11 6/13
 Apply Your Skills!

Read the problem and write your answer in your notebook.

A meat vendor sells 5 ½ kilograms of meat to

Maricris, 7/2 kilograms to Glesy, and ¾ kilogram to
Jim.
Which fraction is:
1. improper? _____
2. proper? _____
3. mixed number? _____