A Fraction consists of two numbers separated by a line. The top
number (or numerator) tells how many fractional pieces there
are. The fraction 3/8 indicates that there are three pieces. The
denominator of a fraction tells how many pieces an object was
divided into. The fraction 3/8 indicates that the whole object
was divided into 8 pieces. If the numerators of two fractions
are the same, the fraction with the smaller denominator is the
larger fraction. For example 5/8 is larger than 5/16 because
each fraction says there are five pieces but if an object is
divided into 8 pieces, each piece will be larger than if the
object were divided into 16 pieces. Therefore, five larger
pieces are more than five smaller pieces.