Division. It's also a grouping symbol. For example:
67 + 3
______
4 - 2
You can rewrite that as (67 + 3) / (4 - 2). The answer is 35.
Back to fractions. It's useful for converting a fraction to a decimal. For example,
3
_
4
= 0.75. Just divide the numerator by the denominator. If it's a mixed fraction, be sure to convert it to improper first. For example.
23
__
6
will get you a decimal number greater than 1 because it is improper.
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-- First, find the line in the middle of the fraction. -- Then look under the line. The number you find down there is the denominator.
0.89 is the same as 89%. If you think carefully, 89% is just 89 parts out of a 100 parts. Therefore, in fraction form, you would get 89/100 (the slash is the line in the middle).
The line between the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is the the solidus line
It is the solidus line that separates the numerator from the denominator in a fraction
It is the solidus line that separates the numerator from the denominator in a fraction