A Fraction consists of two numbers separated by a line. The top
number (or numerator) tells how many fractional pieces there
are. In the fraction 3/8, we have three pieces. The denominator
of a fraction tells how many pieces an object was divided into.
The fraction 3/8 tells us that the whole object was divided into
8 pieces. If the denominators of two fractions are the same, the
fraction with the largest numerator is the larger fraction. For
example 5/8 is larger than 3/8 because all of the pieces are the
same and five pieces are more than three pieces.