Test your knowledge of fractions with the following set of questions:
- What is a fraction?
- What is a numerator?
- What is a denominator?
- What is a proper fraction?
- What is an improper fraction?
Answer key:
- A fraction is a part of a whole represented as a fraction bar with a numerator and denominator.
- The numerator of a fraction is the top number of the fraction bar which represents the part being counted or referred to.
- The denominator of a fraction is the bottom number of the fraction bar which represents the whole or total number being divided into parts.
- A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is less than the denominator.
- An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.