An IMPROPER FRaction, more casually a 'top heavy' fraction is one were the numerator(top) is larger than the denominator(bottom).
e.g. 2 1/2 = 5/2
3 2/3 = 11/3
101/100
1002/1000
100,000 / 100
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An improper fraction is a fraction that has a bigger numerator then the demoninator that can be made into a mixed number. Example: 13/4 equals 3 1/3 or 16/8 equals 2
An improper fraction is when the numerator is greater than the denominator as for example 5/2
To convert a proper fraction to an improper fraction you multiply the whole number by the denominator plus the nominator and put your answer in your nominator spot over your same denominator. EXAMPLE:7 and a half converted into a improper fraction would be 15 over 2.
There are many ways to convert a proper fraction to an improper fraction. For example: 1 2/5 = 7/5 Take the denominator of the fraction (5), multiply it by the number beside the fraction (1), and add this number to the numerator (2). This number becomes the numerator of the improper fraction, and the old denominator is kept.
2001/2, for example.
4.27 as an improper fraction is 427/100