That's called the numerator.
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The number of parts being counted is the numerator of a fraction The number of parts into which the whole has been divided is the denominator of a fraction.
Yes and it's the numerator of the fraction
The numerator is the top number in a fraction, representing the part of the whole being considered. It is typically written above the fraction bar. The denominator, on the other hand, is the bottom number in a fraction, indicating the total number of equal parts in the whole.
The fraction for 5 out of 8 is 5/8. In this fraction, the numerator is 5, which represents the part being considered (in this case, 5 out of the total 8 parts). The denominator is 8, which represents the total number of equal parts that make up the whole. So, 5/8 represents five parts out of a total of eight equal parts.
There are three parts to a fraction, there is the numerator (the top number), the denominator (the bottom number) and the vinculum (the line in the middle which means 'divide by'-