1. What is a fraction? 1 A simple fraction has two parts:
-a numerator which is the number on the top line and
-a denominator which is the number on the bottom line.
For example:
3 is the NUMERATOR
4 is the DENOMINATOR

2. What is a fraction? 2
An improper fraction has a numerator that is bigger than the denominator:
For example:
7 is the NUMERATOR
4 is the DENOMINATOR
and 7 is bigger than 4

3. What is a fraction? 3 The whole number part is 2 and the fraction part
A mixed number has a whole number part and a proper fraction part:
 For example:
The whole number part is 2 and the fraction part is
This fraction can also
be expressed as an improper fraction