If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 2 1/3 apples per person. The whole number 2 means that first each person gets 2 so that leaves us with just 1 extra so to divide the 1 apple left into 3 so each person gets equally. The numerator 1 means 1 apple and the denominator 3 means divided into 3.
