The Division Symbol in a Simple Fractions: Problem 5
- Recall:
- The Division Symbol - in a simple fraction tells the reader
that the entire expression above the division symbol is the numerator
and must be treated as if it were one number, and the entire
expression below the division symbol is the denominator and must be
treated as if it were one number.
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Problem 5:
- State the numerator and denominator of
.
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Answer
- The numerator can be simplified to 13 and the
denominator can be simplified to 5. Therefore, the fraction
can be written as
. The numerator of the fraction is 13 and the
denominator of the fraction is 5.

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