Using the numerators 4, 5, 6 with the fixed denominator 5, three fractions are formed: $\frac{4}{5}, \frac{5}{5}, \frac{6}{5}$ .
How many of these three are improper fractions?

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Using the numerators 4, 5, 6 with the fixed denominator 5, three fractions are formed: 4/5, 5/5, 6/5. How many of these three are improper fractions?

Accepted Answer

2. Improper means numerator >= 5: 5/5 and 6/5 qualify. 4/5 is proper. So 2 are improper.

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