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Improper Fraction?: A fraction whose denominator
is equal to or
greater than the numerator. (also call top heavy
fractions)
is equal to or
greater than the numerator. (also call top heavy
fractions)
Now convert to a mixed number.
Improper Fraction
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Adding Improper Fractions
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Adding an improper fraction is no different than adding a
regular fraction. The same rules apply. You can add two
improper or a regular and an improper.
Remember to Change the improper fraction to a mixed
number in your final answer.
regular fraction. The same rules apply. You can add two
improper or a regular and an improper.
Remember to Change the improper fraction to a mixed
number in your final answer.
example: Add the improper fractions below.
These two improper fractions has the same denominator,
so we follow the rules for adding fractions with the same
denominator.
so we follow the rules for adding fractions with the same
denominator.
step1: Add the numerators and keep the common
denominator.
denominator.
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We can reduce this fraction by dividing the numerator and the denominator
by 2.
by 2.
example
11 divide by 3 = 3 with 2 remainder.
Divide the numerator by the denominator.
The remainder becomes the numerator of the fraction part.
Keep the 3 as the denominator.
Keep the 3 as the denominator.
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