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A dissimilar fraction is a fraction where the denominator is not the same as the others .
similar fraction is the same denominator and dissimilar fraction is cannot the same denominators
A proper fraction is one fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator. Dissimilar fractions are two or more fractions whose denominators are different (dissimilar).
Adding similar fractions is easy, but adding dissimilar ones requires an additional step. Before you begin, you must know a few important key terms. First, the number on the top of a fraction is called the numerator, while the number on the bottom of a fraction is called the denominator. Similar fractions have the same denominator, also called a common denominator. To add dissimilar fractions (fractions with different denominators), you must first convert the fractions so that the denominators are the same.
Dissimilar fractions have different denominators as in the following examples 1/2, 3/5 and 7/8