What is Fraction (mathematics)?
[[File:Cake_fractions.svg|thumb|right|270px|A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining {{Fraction|3|4}} of the cake has been divided into two pieces.]] A '''fraction''' is a number that shows how many equal parts there are. When we write fractions, we show one number with a line above (or a slash next to) another number.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-01|title=Compendium of Mathematical Symbols|url=https://mathvault.ca/hub/higher-math/math-symbols/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=Math Vault|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weisstein|first=Eric W.|title=Fraction|url=https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Fraction.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=mathworld.wolfram.com|language=en}}</ref> For example, '''<math>	frac{1}{4}</math>''', '''{{Fraction|1|4}}''' and '''1/4'''.are different ways of writing the same fraction (in this case a quarter). The top number tells us how many parts there are, and the bottom number tells us the total number of parts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fractions|url=https://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=www.mathsisfun.com}}</ref> == Numerators and denominators == The top part of a fraction (example: '''1'''/4) is a numerator. Numerators can be any [[Real number|real numbers]]. The numerator can be on the top or to the left when writing fractions. The bottom part of a fraction (example: 1/'''4''') is called a denominator. This number cannot be zero. It is on the bottom or on the right when writing fractions. A proper fraction is a fraction with the numerator smaller than the denominator. An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is bigger than the denominator. For example, '''<math>	frac{1}{4}</math>''' is a proper fraction, and '''<math>	frac{5}{4}</math>''' is an improper fraction.[[File:Frac dice d6.JPG|alt=Fraction dice|thumb|Fraction dice.]] ==Examples of fractions== #A room where <math>	frac{1}{4}</math> of the people are girls, has 1 girl for every 4 people. #A cake can be thought of as being made up of 4 equal parts, where each is 1 pa