Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Classification of Fractions
- Proper and Improper Fractions
- Proper Fractions
- Improper Fractions
- Like and Unlike Fractions
- Like Fractions
- Unlike Fractions
- Summary
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment, we learnt about Fractions. Here let us learn about the different types of fractions.
What are the different types of fractions?
Fractions can be classified as proper fractions or improper fractions based on comparing the values of the numerator and the denominator.
What are Proper and Improper fractions?
Proper fractions
If the numerator of a fraction is less than the denominator, then such fractions are known as Proper fractions.
For example, 5
12
, 3 , 6
7 11
Improper fractions
If the numerator of a fraction is greater than or equal to the denominator, then such fractions are known as Improper fractions.
For example, 15 , 20 , 10 , 26
2 11 10 26
What are Like and Unlike fractions?
- Like fractions
