Proper fraction - A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator (the top number) is less that the denominator (the bottom number). Proportion - An equation stating that two ratios are equivalent is called a proportion.
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A fraction cannot have only a numerator or only a denominator. When it has both, and the denominator is not zero, it is called a ratio or rational fraction.
If both the numerator AND denominator are the same... the fraction is an equivalent for the number 1
The fraction becomes smaller: provided the denominator was positive.
Or both. That's a complex fraction.
first find the GCF of the number and then divide both numerator and denominator by .
"Regular" fractions have integers for the numerator and denominator. Complex fractions have fractions at one or both of those spots.