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How are fraction units different?

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They usually have a denominator of 1 although numerators of 1 are also possible.

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Unit fractions are those fractions where the numerator is 1.

Thus they are different to whole numbers in that when whole numbers are written as a fraction the 1 is in the denominator whereas in a unit fraction the 1 is written in the numerator.

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