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A proper fraction is defined as a fraction that is less than one.

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How can you tell if a fraction is less than equal to or less than one?

If the fraction has a greater numerator than the denominator than the fraction is greater than one If the fraction has a numerator less than the denominator than the fraction is less than one If the numerator and the denominator are the same numbers than the fraction is equal to one **The numerator is the top number; the denominator is the bottom number**


When you multiply a fraction less than one by another fraction less than one your answer is always less than either factor?

That is true.


The square of a fraction less than one will always be?

... less than the original fraction.


How you know which fraction is less than one whole?

If the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is less than one. For example, 5/7 is less than one. If the numerator is greater than the denominator, the fraction is greater than one. For example, 10/7 is more than one.


Is a fraction something less than one?

No. A fraction can be more than one as well.


Why is the reciprocal of a fraction less than one always a fraction greater than one?

A positive fraction that is less than one is known as a proper fraction. In a proper fraction, the denominator is greater than the numerator. A reciprocal fraction would have a numerator greater than the denominator. Such a fraction is known as an improper fraction. Improper fractions are greater than one.


Is the product of a fraction less than one?

product of a fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than or less than the whole Number


What term a fraction that is less than one?

This is sometimes called a "proper fraction".


Fraction less than one?

A fraction less than one is a fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator. For example, 1/2, 3/4, and 5/6 are all fractions less than one. These fractions represent a part of a whole that is smaller than the whole.


When you divide a fraction by a whole number greater than one how does the quotient compare to the fraction?

The quotient is less than the fraction.


What is 3over8 as a mixed number?

You can't convert a proper fraction to an improper or mixed fraction - it just doesn't make sense. By definition, a proper fraction is one that is less than one; a mixed fraction - as well as an improper fraction - is less than or equal to one.


Is the product of a fraction less than one and a whole number greater than or less than the whole number?

less than