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How many parts are available out of the total number of parts.

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The numerator tells you how many parts out of a denominator-number of equal parts the fraction represents.

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Where can the numerator be found in a fraction?

The numerator is the top line , it tells you how many of the fraction you have (enumerates it, if you like). The bottom is the denominator, it tells you what kind of fraction it is (what denomination it is).


What do the numerator and denominator represent when represented as a fraction?

The denominator tells you how many parts into which the whole has been divided, and the numerator tells you how many of those parts there are.


What the top number of a fraction is?

The top number is the numerator. It tells you how many of the bottom number, denominator, you have.


Has a numerator and denominator?

A fraction has a numerator and a denominator.


How do you do a fraction times a fraction?

you multiply the numerator by the numerator and the denominator by the denominator.


A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than denominator?

a fraction that has a numerator equal to the denominator is one: a fraction who's numerator is greater that the denominator is an improper fraction.


What does fractions and percents have in common?

A percentage is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100.A percentage is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100.A percentage is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100.A percentage is the numerator of a fraction whose denominator is 100.


What is a number to be divided numerator in fraction?

In a fraction the denominator is divided into the numerator which is above the denominator


When the numerator of a fraction is smaller than the denominator it is a?

It is a proper fraction and if the numerator > denominator than it is an improper fraction.


If both the numerator and the denominator are negative does that make the fraction negative?

No!If numerator and denominator have the same signs the fraction is positive.If numerator and denominator have opposite signs the fraction is negative.


Which is numerator and which is denominator?

The numerator is the the top part of the fraction, the denominator is the bottom part of the fraction.


What is the numerator and denominator of a fraction?

The numerator is the top which is the part of the fraction and the denominator is the bottom which is the whole number.