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Can multiply any number with a proper fraction and the answer would get smaller than the number you started with?
Yes you can
How do you divide mixed number with a proper fraction?
turn the fraction upside down and multiplyConvert the mixed number to an improper fraction and multiply it by the reciprocal of the fraction.
If the number above the line is smaller than the number below the line it is a fraction?
It is a fraction if the number below the line is not zero. If the ABSOLUTE value of the number above the line is smaller than the ABSOLUTE value of the number below the line then it is a proper fraction. Otherwise it is an improper fraction.So, -7 is smaller than 2 but -7/2 is not a proper fraction because the absolute value of -7 (which is 7) is not smaller than the absolute value of 2 (= 2).
When the numerator of a fraction is smaller the the denominator it is a what fraction?
A proper fraction
A number made up of a whole number and a proper fraction is it improper fraction mixed number proper fraction?
A mixed number.
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