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Identification of the Parts of a Fraction

We will discuss here about the identification of the parts of a fraction. We know fraction means part of something. Fraction tells us, into how many parts a whole has been divided and the part which is considered out of the whole.

We also know that the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, ........... are called whole numbers and the numbers ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/5, 1/6, ........... are called fractional numbers.

Each of the fractional number has two numbers separated by a ‘-‘ (dash) called the bar which means divided.

The number above the bar is called the numerator. It tells us as to how many parts have been considered out of the total equally divided parts.

The number below the bar is called the denominator. It describes us as in how many parts a whole has been divided.

Identification of the Parts of a Fraction

This rectangle which is considered as a whole.

It is divided into 8 parts. This 8 represents the denominator of a fraction.

Three parts are shaded. This 3 represents the numerator.

So, the fraction of the shaded part is 38.


Also in this figure, 5 parts are not shaded.

The Parts of a Fraction

Therefore, fraction of the unshaded parts is 58. Here 5 is the numerator and 8 is the denominator in the fraction.

In this figure, a circle is divided into 8 equal parts and 7 parts are shaded.

The shaded part represents seven eighths of the circle.

In symbols, we write it as 78

Seven-eighths is called a fractional number.

78 is called a fraction.

The unshaded part represents one-eighths of the circle.

In symbols, we write it as 18

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