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Topic: Fractions
What is a fraction?

Parts of whole can be written in fraction notation.

This page answers two questions:

What is a fraction and how is it written?

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What is a fraction? -2-
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  • Designations

    speak: "Two fifths"

     ‣ The denominator tells how many equal parts the whole is divided into.
     ‣ The numerator tells how many of these parts are taken.
     ‣ Numerator and denominator are separated by the fraction line.