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We can shade a portion of a circle to name a specific part of the whole as
shown below.

1 2 1
The shaded portion is The shaded portion is The shaded portion is
2 3 4
of the whole circle. of the whole circle. of the whole circle.

1 2 1
The numbers , and are called fractions .
2 3 4

If a whole is divided equally into more than one equal part, they are called

fractions.

The top part of a fraction is called its numerator and the bottom part is its

denominator.

So, a fraction is the number of shaded part divided by the number of equal
parts as shown below :

number of shaded part Numerator

number of equal part Denominator

Example :

1 Numerator 1
= = one-half
2 Denominator 2

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