proper fractions
Numerator under denominator
A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator, making its value less than one: 3/4, 2/5, 7/8.
Contrasted with improper fractions, where the numerator equals or exceeds the denominator.
Convert the improper fraction to a proper fraction.
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- dividendCorporate profit share
- divisorNumber you split by
- quotientDivision's numerical result
vinculum · terms · simplify · reduce · irreducible · common factors · equivalent fractions · mixed number
Equal portions of whole
- thirdsOne of three parts
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
- sixthsFractions between fifths, sevenths
sevenths · eighths · ninths · tenths · twelfths · sixteenths · hundredths · thousandths
Cooking preparation instructions
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- scaleMeasure of relative size
ratio · sharing · portioning · discount · percentage · batting average · interest rate · dosage
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
- common denominatorNumber dividing all terms
cross-multiply · simplify · reduce · convert · compare · order · equivalent · cancel
Science of quantity and structure
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- numeracyAbility with figures
- elementaryOf first principles
- worksheetExercise page for students
pie chart · number line · manipulatives · word problem · comparison
numerator
Number being divided
- denominatorFraction's bottom number
- dividendCorporate profit share
- divisorNumber you split by
quotient · vinculum · terms · simplify · reduce · irreducible · common factors · equivalent fractions · mixed number · reciprocal
halves
Equal portions of whole
sixths · sevenths · eighths · ninths · tenths · twelfths · sixteenths · hundredths · thousandths · decimal
recipe
Cooking preparation instructions
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- proportionComparative relation of parts
scale · ratio · sharing · portioning · discount · percentage · batting average · interest rate · dosage · time signature
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- subtractionRemoving quantities mathematically
- multiplicationProduct-finding operation
- divisionSplitting into parts
common denominator · cross-multiply · simplify · reduce · convert · compare · order · equivalent · cancel · factor
mathematics
Science of quantity and structure
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- numeracyAbility with figures
- elementaryOf first principles
worksheet · pie chart · number line · manipulatives · word problem · comparison
- numbersone, two, four, three, 0
- fractionshalf, halves, third, thirds, fourth
- number typesprime numbers, natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers
proper fractionsimproper fractions
Numerator larger than denominator
mixed numbers · whole numbers · integers · natural numbers · irrational numbers
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