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The best name for a fraction that has a numerator less than the denominator is common fraction. The name of a fraction with a number in the numerator greater than the denominator is improper fraction.

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It isn't. In a proper fraction, the reverse is true.

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Because that is how a proper fraction is defined!

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Q: Why in proper fraction the numerator is greater than denominator?
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