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Why do the parts of a whole get smaller when the denominator increaces and larger when the numerator increaces?
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You have to view fractions as division problems: to convert a fraction to a decimal, you divide the numerator by the denominator. As such, when you increase the denominator, you are dividing by a larger value, so your quotient will be smaller. For example, if you have the fraction 1/10, 1 divided by 10 is 0.1. If you have the fraction 1/100, 1 divided by 100 is 0.01. When you increase the numerator, this pattern reverses. 1/10, 1 divided by 10, is 0.1. 10/10, 10 divided by 10, is 1.
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Does a proper fraction have a numerator larger than the denominator?
No, a proper fraction has a numerator smaller than the denominator.
When the numerator of a fraction is smaller than the dominator. It is a fraction.?
yes. if the numerator is larger than the denominator it is an IMPROPER fraction.
How is a proper fraction and an improper fraction related?
The numerator and denominator in both types of fractions are integers. In a proper fraction the numerator is smaller than the denominator while in an improper fraction the numerator is larger.
How can you tell which fractions is greater if both fractions have the same numerator?
Then the fraction with the smaller denominator is larger.
What are the types of fractions?
The two types of fractions are proper fractions, in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator, and improper fractions, in which the numerator is equal to or larger than the denominator.
Is seven tenths an improper fraction?
7/10 is not an improper fraction as the numerator is smaller than the denominator. An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator, such as 10/7.
Proper fraction and improper fraction?
If you're asking the difference, then a proper fraction is when the numerator is smaller than the denominator. And an improper fraction is a fraction bigger than whole or when the numerator is larger than the denominator.
What is larger five-sixths or one whole?
Any number where the numerator is smaller than the denominator is less than one. If the numerator is equal to the denominator (for example, 6/6), that number is equal to one. If the numerator is greater than the denominator, then the number is greater than one.
If 2 fractions have the same numerator but different denominator how can you tell which is greater?
In that case, and assuming both fractions are positive, the one with the larger denominator is the smaller fraction, because you are dividing by a larger number.
What are three ways to show that two thirds is larger than two fifths?
Convert to a common denominator; convert to decimal; compare denominators (larger denominator = smaller fraction, if the numerator is the same).
What is 1 divided by negative infinity?
1 / -∞ = 0. As the denominator (with any fraction, where the numerator is not ∞) gets larger and larger, the ratio becomes smaller and smaller. Therefore, as our denominator approaches infinity (whether it be negative or positive), our ratio tends to zero.
How do how do you decide whether the larger unit rate or the smaller unit rate is the better buy?
If the numerator is money then the smaller unit rate is better. If the denominator is the money, then the larger unit rate.
