alleryStart learning →A fraction whose numerator is smaller than its denominator has a value that is:
AAlways negative
BLess than one
CGreater than one
DExactly equal one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Less than one
1. Compare with the improper case.
2. In an improper fraction the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.
3. Such a fraction has a value greater than or equal to one.
4. A smaller numerator reverses that comparison.
5. So the fraction's value is less than one.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Fractions', sections 4.1-4.7_
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