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When the numerator is greater than the denominator what is it called?
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∙ 9y ago
There is no specific name. -3 is greater than -4 and (-3)/(-4) = 3/4 is a positive proper fraction. 3 is greater than -4 and (-3)/4 = -3/4 is a negative proper fraction. 3 is greater than -2 and 3/(-2) = -3/2 is a negative improper fraction. 4 is greater than 3 and 4/3 is a positive improper fraction. Thus, the fraction can be negative or positive, proper or improper.
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∙ 6y ago
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When a numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
When the numerator is equal to the denominator it equals 1 if the numerator is greater than the denominator then you could change it to a mixed number like 3/2 equals 1 1/2
How can you tell whether a fraction is greater than or less than 1 half?
If two times the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is less than half. If two times the numerator is equal to the denominator, the fraction is equal to a half. If two times the numerator is greater than the denominator, the fraction is greater than half.
A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
improper fraction
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 can you tell whether a fraction is greater than or less than 1?
If the numerator (the top number) is larger than the denominator (bottom number) then the fraction is greater than 1 If the denominator is greater than the numerator, then the fraction is less than 1
What is it called when a fraction with a numerator that is greater than or equal to its denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
What is a fraction that has a numerator greater than or equals to its denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
What is a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
How do you know if a fraction is more than half?
Double the numerator. If the answer is greater than the denominator then the fraction is greater than half.Double the numerator. If the answer is greater than the denominator then the fraction is greater than half.Double the numerator. If the answer is greater than the denominator then the fraction is greater than half.Double the numerator. If the answer is greater than the denominator then the fraction is greater than half.
A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator?
An improper fraction has a numerator greater than the denominator. When the numerator and denominator are equal, that's called "1."
Is a numerator greater than a denominator?
No.
What is a fraction with a numerator that is greater than or equal to the denominator is an?
if the numerator is bigger then the denominator it is called an improper fraction so you have to divide to get your regular fraction.
Why in improper fraction the numerator is greater than denominator?
That is why it is called an improper fraction because a proper or a common fraction always has its numerator less than its denominator.
What is a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator?
That's called an improper fraction.
What is a fraction in which a numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator?
It is called an improper fraction.
What are fractions called when the numerator is greater than or equal from the denominator?
improper fractions
A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than denominator?
a fraction that has a numerator equal to the denominator is one: a fraction who's numerator is greater that the denominator is an improper fraction.
