A fraction is a part of a whole Slice a pizza, and we get fractions:
(One-Half)(One-Quarter)(Three-Eighths) The top number says how many slices we have.
The bottom number says how many equal slices it was cut into.
*We call the top number the Numerator, it is the number of parts we have.
We call the bottom number the Denominator, it is the number of parts the whole is divided into. Numerator
Denominator You just have to remember those names! (If you forget just think "Down"-ominator)
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