What is the numerator of the fraction \dfrac{NUMERATOR}{DENOMINATOR}
?
NUMERATOR
Fractions represent parts of a whole.
The fraction \dfrac{NUMERATOR}{DENOMINATOR}
could represent cutting pies into DENOMINATOR
slices and
taking NUMERATOR
of those slices.
The numerator is the number of slices we take, and it is written above the fraction line.
So the numerator is NUMERATOR
.
What is the denominator of the fraction \dfrac{NUMERATOR}{DENOMINATOR}
?
DENOMINATOR
The denominator is the number of slices per pie, and it is written below the line.
So the denominator is DENOMINATOR
.