Divide the numerator by the denominator and any remaining values go back above the denominator.
Example:
17 / 4 is an improper fraction. To turn it into a proper fraction we do 17 divided by 4.
17 / 4 is 4 with a remainder of 4. So we put the 4 on the outside and the 1 back above the denominator, which is 4.
It ends up looking like this:
Example:
17 / 4 is an improper fraction. To turn it into a proper fraction we do 17 divided by 4.
17 / 4 is 4 with a remainder of 4. So we put the 4 on the outside and the 1 back above the denominator, which is 4.
It ends up looking like this: