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A fraction can be written in the form of one number placed over another number, separated by a short horizontal line (although sometimes we use a diagonal line instead because of typographical limitations, in which case we get something such as this: 1/2 meaning one half). The number on top (or in the diagonal version, to the left) is the numerator, and the number on the bottom (or in the diagonal version, to the right) is called the denominator. This fraction tells you to divide the number on top by the number on the bottom. So 1/2 means take the number 1 and divide it by 2. The denominator is the number by which the numerator is divided.

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