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It is the numerator.

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How do you know which number is the numerator?

The numerator in a fraction is above the line.


What is the number above the line in a fraction called?

it is a NumeratorBY:Emily


What it the number above the line in a fraction called?

numerator


What is the number ontop of the line in a fraction called?

The number above the line in a fraction is called the numerator. The number below the line is called the denominator. So in the fraction 5/7 5 is the numerator and 7 is the denominator.


Using the fraction 46 which number is the denominator in math?

The number above the line.


What is a numerical fraction?

The number above the line is the numerator. The number below the line is the denominator.


'What name is given to the number above the line of a vulgar fraction?

Numerator


How can you be sure that a fraction is simplified?

A fraction is in its simplest form when the numerator (number above the line) and denominator (number below the line) have no factor in common - other than 1.


If the number above the line is smaller than the number below the line it is a fraction?

It is a fraction if the number below the line is not zero. If the ABSOLUTE value of the number above the line is smaller than the ABSOLUTE value of the number below the line then it is a proper fraction. Otherwise it is an improper fraction.So, -7 is smaller than 2 but -7/2 is not a proper fraction because the absolute value of -7 (which is 7) is not smaller than the absolute value of 2 (= 2).


What is a numerator in fraction?

The top number which represents how many parts of a whole.


How do you writ a fraction notation?

You draw a short horizontal line segment on your paper, then write a number above the line and another number below it.


What is the part of a fraction above the line which tells how many parts are being counted?

It is the numerator and below the line is the denominator