Proper Fractions
We have now learnt how to locate fractions on a number line. Now, consider the fractions
Do any one of the fractions lie beyond 1? All these fractions lie to the
In fact, all the fractions we have learnt so far are less than 1. These are
A proper fraction as Farida said in the previous section, is a number representing part of a whole. In a proper fraction, the denominator shows the number of parts into which the whole is divided into and the
Therefore, in a proper fraction the numerator is always
1. Give a proper fraction.
(a) whose numerator is 5 and denominator is 7:
(b) whose denominator is 9 and numerator is 5:
(c) whose numerator and denominator add up to 10. How many fractions of this kind can you make?
Pairs of numbers having sum 10 =
Therefore, the proper fractions are
(d) whose denominator is 4 more than the numerator.
Pairs of numbers having denominator 4 more than the numerator:
2. A fraction is given. How will you decide, by just looking at it, whether, the fraction is
(a) less than 1?
If the numerator is
(b) equal to 1?
If the numerator is
Fill up using one of these : ‘>’, ‘<’ or ‘=’.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)