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A proper fraction is defined as a fraction that is less than one.
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∙ 2016-02-14 12:38:19
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∙ 2015-03-09 22:41:02It is any fraction in which the denominator is positive and the numerator is less than the denominator. For example, -5/2 is a fraction that is less than 1.
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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**
The square of a fraction less than one will always be?
... less than the original fraction.
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.
What is a fraction that is less than one quarter full?
One-fifth is one simple fraction that is less than one quarter.
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.
What do you call fraction less than one?
A proper fraction, ie: the numerator is smaller than the denominator so it is less than one.
What fraction whose denominator is 4 times greater than its numerator is less than one-fourth and less than one-eighth?
There is no such fraction.
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
Is a fraction less than one?
yes
What is a proper fraction less than?
One.
