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A fraction that has a small numerator and a bigger denominator?
A fraction with a numerator that is smaller than its denominator is less than one.
What does it mean if the denominator is bigger than the numerator?
It's improper
How are proper and improper fractions alike?
Proper and improper fractions are alike in that they both represent parts of a whole. Both types of fractions have a numerator (the top number) and a denominator (the bottom number). The relationship between the numerator and denominator determines the value of the fraction. The main difference between proper and improper fractions is that in a proper fraction, the numerator is smaller than the denominator, while in an improper fraction, the numerator is equal to or larger than the denominator.
What numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
It is anImproper fraction,ONLY if the numerator is bigger than the denominator, and if the numerator and denominator are the same it is a whole number.example of an improper fraction: 5/3example of a whole number: 7/7
How is a proper fraction and an improper fraction related?
The numerator and denominator in both types of fractions are integers. In a proper fraction the numerator is smaller than the denominator while in an improper fraction the numerator is larger.
