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A fraction with a denominator of 1 must also have a numerator of 1, assuming you are describing a single object with a ratio. The numerator can be greater than 1, but than means you are creating a ratio exceeding the denominator.

Example: 2/1 means you have double the object being represented by the fraction.

Any fraction with a denominator greater than 1 can mean multiple things:

You have multiple pieces of an object

You have multiple objects and the numerator represents the number of the objects meeting a certain condition

..And so on. The idea is that it's subjective to whatever the fraction is representing.

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