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  • 02-12-2015
  • Mathematics
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in the fraction 5/8 what is the term used to designate the 5?

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WorldCitizen WorldCitizen
  • 02-12-2015
in a fraction, when we write the fraction like this:

[tex] \frac{a}{b} [/tex]

the top one is called "numerator" and the bottom one "denominator"

like this:
 
[tex] \frac{numerator}{denominator} [/tex]

so 5 here is the numerator!

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