In mathematics, fractions and decimals represent the part or the portion of a whole. A fraction is a word that originates from Latin. In Latin, “Fractus” means “broken”.  In ancient times, the fraction was represented using words. Later, it was introduced in numerical form.

What is a Fraction?

A fraction is a way to represent the part or portion of a whole. In the fraction, there are 2 parts. One is the Numerator and the other is the Denominator. 

Example:

3 friends went to the pizza shop. They ordered a pizza and cut it into 3 equal pieces. Each piece will be the 1/3 of the full one.

Types of Fractions:

There are 3 major types of fractions. Those are:

1.  Proper Fraction: When the numerator is less than the denominator in a fraction, then the fraction will be a Proper Fraction. Eg: 1/3, 1/5, 3/8 etc.
2. Improper Fraction: When the numerator is greater than the denominator in a fraction, the fraction will be improper. Eg: 5/3, 6/2, 9/6 etc.
3. Mixed Fraction: If a fraction contains a whole number and a proper fraction, that fraction is called a mixed fraction.

What is a Decimal? 

A decimal is a type of number that contains a whole number and a fractional part, separated by a decimal point. E.g.: 5.63; 85.345, etc.

Here, 5.67 means 567/100.