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The top number tells how many of the pieces you're taking, after
you've cut up the whole thing into the bottom number of pieces.
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What is a fraction that has a top number less than its bottom number?
A proper fraction is a fraction that has a top number less than its bottom number.
What is a numerator for a fraction?
In a fraction the top number is called the numerator and the bottom a denomimator. So basically the top number in a fraction.
What is a button number of a fraction called?
The bottom number of a fraction is the denominator and the top number is the numerator.
When the top number of a fraction is larger than the bottom number then that fraction is called?
improper
Top number of a fraction?
The numerator.
Does numerator tell you the number at the top?
Yes, in any proper fraction, the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction, while the number at the bottom of the fraction is the denominator.
Can you please tell me how to change fractions into decimals?
divide the numerator (top number of the fraction) by the denominator (bottom number of the fraction)
Top number in a fraction?
Top number in a fraction is the numerator.
How can you tell if a fraction is less then 1?
If the numerator (top number) is smaller than the denominator (bottom number), then the value of the fraction is less than ' 1 '.
What is a denominator and numerator tell you?
The denominator is the bottom number of a fraction, and the numerator is the top fraction of a fraction.Every integer is x/1.
In fraction what is the number on top?
The number on the top of a fraction is called the numerator. The number on the bottom is the denominator.
Is the numerator in a fraction the whole number or the fraction?
There is no whole number in a fraction. A fraction is a little number on top and another little number on the bottom. The numerator is the little number on top.
What is a fraction that has a top number less than its bottom number?
A proper fraction is a fraction that has a top number less than its bottom number.
What is the name of a fraction with a larger number on top?
The name of a fraction with a larger number on top is called an improper fraction.
How can you tell when a fraction is greater than half?
When its numerator (top number) is more than half its denominator (bottom number).
What is the nameof the number on the top of a fraction?
The number on the top of a fraction is called a numerator, the number on the bottom is the denominator.
How can you tell if a fraction is less than equal to more than one?
If numerator (top number) is less than denominator (bottom number), fraction is less than 1. If numerator is more than denominator, fraction is more than 1. If top and bottom are the same number, fraction is equal to 1.
