TYPES OF FRACTIONS 2

Fractions can also be divided into another category on the basis of Numerator and Denominator:
1. PROPER FRACTIONS
2. IMPROPER FRACTIONS
3. MIXED FRACTIONS

1. PROPER FRACTIONS:

The fractions in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator than such fractions are called proper fractions.

Such fractions are less than 1.

In all the fractions given above in the picture, numerator is smaller than denominator. Hence all the above fractions are proper fractions.

2. IMPROPER FRACTIONS:

The fractions in which the numerator is equal to denominator or greater than the denominator, such fractions are known as improper fractions.

These fractions are greater than 1.

In all the fractions given above in the picture, numerator is equal or greater than the denominator. Hence all the above fractions are improper fractions.

3. MIXED FRACTIONS:

Mixed fractions are the fractions which include a whole number and a proper fraction in it.

Mixed fraction is an another way of writing the improper fraction.

Here in the above image 8/3 which is an improper fraction, is changed into mixed fraction where 2 is the whole number and 2/3 is a proper fraction.

Thus Mixed Fractions are the combination of Whole Number and Proper Fractions.