Numerator

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

For example:

A2 - numerator fraction image

Practice Numerator

Examples with solutions for Numerator

Exercise #1

Write the fraction shown in the diagram as a number:

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Step-by-Step Solution

The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, while the number of coloured parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 2 parts and 1 part is coloured.

If we rewrite this as a fraction, we obtain the following:

12 \frac{1}{2}

Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

Exercise #2

Write the fraction shown in the diagram as a number:

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The number of parts in the circle represents the denominator of the fraction, while the number of coloured parts represents the numerator.

The circle is divided into 3 parts and 2 parts are coloured.

Hence:

23 \frac{2}{3}

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #3

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

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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.

Hence:

13 \frac{1}{3}

Answer

13 \frac{1}{3}

Exercise #4

What fraction does the part shaded in red represent?

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

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

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

Therefore, 4/7 of the squares are shaded in red.

Answer

47 \frac{4}{7}

Exercise #5

Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is less than 1 or not:

5:6= 5:6=

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Note that the numerator is smaller than the denominator:

5 < 6

As a result, we can write it thusly:

\frac{5}{6} < 1

Therefore, the quotient in the division exercise is indeed less than 1.

Answer

Less than 1

Exercise #6

Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is less than 1 or not:

1:2= 1:2=

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Note that the numerator is smaller than the denominator:

1 < 2

As a result, we can claim that:

\frac{1}{2}<1

Therefore, the fraction in the division problem is indeed less than 1.

Answer

Yes

Exercise #7

What fraction results from dividing 8 by 13?

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Let's write out the division exercise:

8:13 8:13

Now let's write it as a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

813 \frac{8}{13}

Answer

813 \frac{8}{13}

Exercise #8

What fraction results from dividing 5 by 9?

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Let's begin by writing the division exercise:

5:9 5:9

We can now proceed to write it as a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

59 \frac{5}{9}

Answer

59 \frac{5}{9}

Exercise #9

What fraction results from dividing 2 by 5?

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Firstly, let's write out the division exercise:

2:5 2:5

Now, let's write it out again as a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

25 \frac{2}{5}

Answer

25 \frac{2}{5}

Exercise #10

What fraction results from dividing 9 by 13?

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First, let's write out the division exercise:

9:13 9:13

Now let's write it as a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

913 \frac{9}{13}

Answer

913 \frac{9}{13}

Exercise #11

What fraction results from dividing 2 by 3?

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First, let's write the division exercise:

2:3 2:3

Now let's write it as a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is on top and the denominator is on the bottom:

23 \frac{2}{3}

Answer

23 \frac{2}{3}

Exercise #12

My numerator is 5 and my denominator is 8.

Which fraction am I?

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Remember that the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction, whilst the denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction.

If we place the given values accordingly we should obtain the following:

58 \frac{5}{8}

Answer

58 \frac{5}{8}

Exercise #13

My numerator is 6 and my denominator is 7.

Which am I?

Step-by-Step Solution

Remember that the numerator of the fraction is the top half, whilst the denominator of the fraction is the bottom half.

If we position them accordingly we should obtain the following:

67 \frac{6}{7}

Answer

67 \frac{6}{7}

Exercise #14

My numerator is 2 and my denominator is 9.

Which fraction am I?

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Let's remember that the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction, whilst the denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction.

If we arrange the given values accordingly we should obtain the following:

29 \frac{2}{9}

Answer

29 \frac{2}{9}

Exercise #15

My numerator is 3 and my denominator is 8.

Which fraction am I?

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's remember that the numerator is the number at the top of the fraction , whilst the denominator is the number at the bottom of the fraction.

If we insert the given values accordingly we should obtain the following:

38 \frac{3}{8}

Answer

38 \frac{3}{8}