Numerators and Denominators
You may notice that every fraction has 2 numbers, the one on the top and the one on the bottom. Those numbers have names and they have very important roles, they are the numerator and the denominator. The numerator is the bottom number and controls how many "pieces" there are in the fraction. The denominator is the bottom and controls how big the "pieces" are. For example lets say I have the fraction 5/8. The denominator is 8 which means each piece is 1/8, and the numerator is 5, which means there are 5 of these pieces
For example:
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