A fraction is a way of showing a division by showing the number you are dividing and the number you are dividing by. The number you are dividing is called the numerator. It goes above a horizontal line. The number you are dividing by is the denominator and it goes below the horizontal line. When typing, a slash takes the place of the horizontal line.
A fraction is a number that is not a whole number. Instead, a fraction is a part of a whole. Fractions are equal to decimals, percentages, and ratios. They consist of a numerator, which is on top, and a denominator, which is below. The denominator represents the entire whole of the number and the numerator represents the part of it.
