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Decimals Class 6 Notes | DailyHomeStudy
A fraction is a number representing a part of a whole. This whole may be a single object or a group of objects. A fraction whose numerator is less than the denominator is called a proper fraction, otherwise it is called an improper fraction. Numbers of the type 541 3 ,8 ,2 795 etc. are called mixed fractions (numbers). An improper fraction can be converted into a mixed fraction and vice versa. Fractions equivalent to a given fraction can be obtained by multiplying or dividing its numerator and denominator by a nonzero number. A fraction in which there is no common factor, except 1, in its numerator and denominator is called a fraction in the simplest or lowest form.…