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Fraction and its Types - Improper Fraction and Mixed Fraction

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Topics

  • Introduction 
  • Interconversion between Improper and Mixed

Introduction

1. Improper Fraction: The fractions whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator are called improper fractions, i.e., numerator > denominator. `3/2, 12/7, 18/5` are all examples of improper fractions.

2. Mixed Fraction: A fraction that contains a whole number and a proper fraction is called a mixed fraction. `3 2/3, 4 1/4, 3 7/8` are all examples of mixed fractions.

Mixed fractions will be written as `"Quotient" ("Reminder"/"Divisor")`.
Example:
In 1 `"1"/"2"`, 1 is the integer part, and `"1"/"2"` is the fractional part. 
If half of each of the three circles is coloured, the total coloured portion is:
`"1"/"2"`+`"1"/"2"`+`"1"/"2"`= `"3"/"2"`
Since ​`"1"/"2"`= 1+`"1"/"2"`it can be written as 1`"1"/"2"` which is a mixed fraction.

Interconversion between Improper and Mixed fraction

i) Improper to mixed fraction

1. `17/4 = (16 + 1)/4 = 16/4 + 1/4 = 4 + 1/4 = 4 1/4`.

 
i.e., 4 whole and `1/4  "more, or"  4 1/4`.

2. `11/3 = (9 + 2)/3 = 9/3 + 2/3 = 3 2/3`.


i.e., 3 whole and `2/3  "more, or"  3 2/3`.

3. `28/5 = (25 + 3)/5 = 25/5 + 3/5 = 5 + 3/5 = 5 3/5`

4. `19/6 = (18 + 1)/6 = 18/6 + 1/6 = 3 + 1/6 = 3 1/6`.

Thus, we can express an improper fraction as a mixed fraction by dividing the numerator by the denominator to obtain the quotient and the remainder. 

ii) Mixed to Improper Fraction
1. `10 3/5 = ((5 × 10) + 3)/5 = 53/5`.
2. `9 3/7 = ((7 × 9) + 3)/7 = 66/7`.
3. `8 4/9 = ((8 × 9) + 4)/9 = 76/9`.

Thus, we can express a mixed fraction as an improper fraction as

`(("Whole" × "Denominator") + "Numerator")/"Denominator"`.
or
`"Quotient × Divisor + Reminder"/"Divisor"`.

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