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of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain
size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters.
A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator (the top number) is less than
the denominator (the bottom number).
An Improper Fraction has a top number larger than (or equal to) the
bottom number.
Similar fractions
Fractions that have the same or a common denominator. They are often called like
fractions.
Examples:
1/4 and 3/4 are similar fractions because their denominators are the same.
1/5 and 3/8 are not similar fractions because they have unlike denominators; fifths are
SIMILAR FRACTION
Fractions with same denominators (bottom numbers).
Examples:
1/6 , 5/6
UNLIKE FRACTION
Fractions with different denominators (bottom numbers).
Examples:
2/9 , 7/8 ,
A mixed fraction is a whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed"
number.
Example: 1 (one and a half) is a mixed fraction
Rounding Numbers
A rounded number has about the same value as the number you start with, but it is less exact.
In mathematics, a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often
denoted using the percent sign, "%", or the abbreviations "pct.", "pct"; sometimes the abbreviation
"pc" is also used.[1] A percentage is a dimensionlessnumber (pure number).
In mathematics, a rate is the ratio between two related quantities.[1] Often it is a rate of change.
BASE
Definition 1: The number that is going to be raised to a power.