Question

Identify the fractions as proper, improper, or select mixed when the answer is a mixed number. If the fraction is equivalent to one, choose "one." 1 2/3

Answer 1

mixed. an improper fraction is when the number on top is higher than the number on bottom

Answer 2

`1(2)/(3)` is a mixed fraction as it is a combination of a whole number and a proper fraction.

Explanation:

We know that:

1) Proper fraction:

a fraction that is less than one, with the numerator less than the denominator.

2) Improper fraction.

A fraction is improper if the numerator is greater than the denominator.

3) Mixed Fraction:

A Mixed Fraction is a whole number and a proper fraction combined.

Now we have to find what the given number is:

`1(2)/(3)`

This is clearly a mixed fraction.