Numerator

What is the numerator? The numerator is the top number of a fraction and represents the portion within the whole part.

For example:

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Numerator

In this article, you will learn everything you need to know about the numerator and its function in fractions.

What is the numerator?

The numerator is one of the components of the fraction, therefore, to better understand what the numerator is, let's first talk about fractions.
A fraction is a number that is composed of two numbers:
The top one which is called the numerator
A fraction bar that represents division
And the bottom number which we call denominator

For example:

A2 - A fraction is a number that is made up of two numbers

The fraction could represent a certain part or even the entirety of a whole number.


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What function does the numerator serve?

The numerator represents a certain part within the whole.
For example, in the fraction
 585\over 8,
The numerator 5 represents 5 eighths –> 55 portions or parts within 88
Explanatory note as a gift: The 88 in the denominator represents the whole –> 88
parts or portions

Let's see it illustrated:

The denominator 8 represents the division into 8 parts

Now that you know everything you need about the numerator, let's practice!
Discover the fractions with numerator 11:
13,51,11,55,\frac{1}{3}, \frac{5}{1}, \frac{1}{1}, \frac{5}{5},

Solution:
13\frac{1}{3}
In this fraction, the numerator is 11 –> the number located at the top.

11\frac{1}{1}
In this fraction, the numerator is 11 –> the number located at the top.

Write 33 fractions that have the number 22 in the numerator

Solution:
22,24,23,\frac{2}{2}, \frac{2}{4}, \frac{2}{3},

In the three fractions we wrote, the numerator is 22. Any fraction you write with 22 in the numerator and with any whole number except 00 in the denominator, will be a correct answer.


Examples and exercises with solutions of Numerator

Exercise #1

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

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Step-by-Step Solution

The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, and the number of colored parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 2 parts, 1 part is colored.

Now let's write it and we get:

12 \frac{1}{2}

Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

Exercise #2

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

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Step-by-Step Solution

The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, and the number of colored parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 3 parts, 2 parts are colored.

Now we'll write and get:

23 \frac{2}{3}

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #3

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

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Step-by-Step Solution

The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, and the number of colored parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 3 parts, 1 part is colored.

Now let's write it and we'll get:

13 \frac{1}{3}

Answer

13 \frac{1}{3}

Exercise #4

What is the marked part?

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Step-by-Step Solution

To know what the marked part is, we need to count how many colored squares there are compared to how many squares there are in total.

If we count the colored squares, we see that there are four such squares,

If we count all the squares, we see that there are seven such squares.

Therefore, 4/7 of the squares are marked, and that's the solution!

Answer

47 \frac{4}{7}

Exercise #5

What is the marked part?

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Step-by-Step Solution

We can see that there are three shaded parts out of six parts in total,

that is - 3/6

But this is not the final answer yet!

Let'snotice that this fraction can be reduced,

meaning, it is possible to divide both the numerator and the denominator by the same number,

so that the fraction does not lose its value. In this case, the number is 3.

3:3=1
6:3=2

And so we get 1/2, or one half.
And if we look at the original drawing, we can see that half of it is colored.

Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

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