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If the number above the line is smaller than the number below the line it is a fraction?
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∙ 14y ago
It is a fraction if the number below the line is not zero. If the ABSOLUTE value of the number above the line is smaller than the ABSOLUTE value of the number below the line then it is a proper fraction. Otherwise it is an improper fraction.
So, -7 is smaller than 2 but -7/2 is not a proper fraction because the absolute value of -7 (which is 7) is not smaller than the absolute value of 2 (= 2).
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∙ 9y ago
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What is a numerical fraction?
The number above the line is the numerator. The number below the line is the denominator.
What does a number above a line mean in math terms?
If it is a number that also has a number below the line, it is a fraction. A fraction is a number where the top number is divided by the bottom number. For example, 3/4 is 3 divided by 4, which in decimal form is .75, or 75/100 in fraction form.
How can you tell a fraction is greater than 1?
If the numerator (the number above the line) is bigger than the denominator (the number below the line) then the fraction is bigger than 1, e.g. 4/3.
What do numerator and denominator represent?
The numerator is the number above the line in a common fraction showing how many of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken. The denominator is the number below the line in a common fraction showing the total number of parts.
What is the denominator of fraction?
The denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction,below the numerator.
What is the number below the fraction bar in a fraction?
The number below the fraction bar in a fraction is the denominator. The number above the fraction bar is the numerator.
What is a numerical fraction?
The number above the line is the numerator. The number below the line is the denominator.
What is the number ontop of the line in a fraction called?
The number above the line in a fraction is called the numerator. The number below the line is called the denominator. So in the fraction 5/7 5 is the numerator and 7 is the denominator.
How can you be sure that a fraction is simplified?
A fraction is in its simplest form when the numerator (number above the line) and denominator (number below the line) have no factor in common - other than 1.
How do you writ a fraction notation?
You draw a short horizontal line segment on your paper, then write a number above the line and another number below it.
What is the part of a fraction above the line which tells how many parts are being counted?
It is the numerator and below the line is the denominator
What does a number above a line mean in math terms?
If it is a number that also has a number below the line, it is a fraction. A fraction is a number where the top number is divided by the bottom number. For example, 3/4 is 3 divided by 4, which in decimal form is .75, or 75/100 in fraction form.
How can you tell a fraction is greater than 1?
If the numerator (the number above the line) is bigger than the denominator (the number below the line) then the fraction is bigger than 1, e.g. 4/3.
What is the number below the fraction bar called?
The number below the fraction is called the denominator.
What do numerator and denominator represent?
The numerator is the number above the line in a common fraction showing how many of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken. The denominator is the number below the line in a common fraction showing the total number of parts.
Changing decimals into fractions?
You have to divide the numerator (the number above the fraction bar) by the denominator (the number below thefraction bar) to get a fraction to a decimal.
What is the denominator of fraction?
The denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction,below the numerator.
