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The meaning of DENOMINATOR and NUMERATOR
http://kidscanlearnalgebra.blogspot.com/2012/09/denominator-vs-numerator.html

SUBTRACTION is ADDING the OPPOSITE
http://kidscanlearnalgebra.blogspot.com/2012/05/at-least-once-in-algebra-class-students.html

ADDING POSITIVE and NEGATIVE NUMBERS
http://kidscanlearnalgebra.blogspot.com/2012/05/adding-positive-and-negatives.html

ORDER of OPERATIONS
http://kidscanlearnalgebra.blogspot.com/2012/04/which-operation-should-we-do-first.html

FIRST GRADE ALGEBRA
http://kidscanlearnalgebra.blogspot.com/2012/04/first-grade-algebra.html

Denominator vs. Numerator

Suppose someone offered you some pizza.
Your answer will determine how much you get.
"Do you want a pizza?"
1) " Yes, one " - will get you a whole pizza.
2) " one-half " = "1/2" will get you a half of pizza.

3) " two-thirds " = "2/3"
might need a picture to represent.
First the pizza will be cut into
3 equal parts and then you will
get 2 of those parts.

4) What would 5/8 get you.

The denominator says to cut it (the pizza) into 8 equal parts.
and then
you get the number of these that is in the numerator, 5.
Thus, the conclusion about a fraction:
The DENOMINATOR (Bottom) represents
the number of equal
parts in which the WHOLE (PIZZA) is to be cut.
The NUMERATOR (Top)
the number of these parts that you
want to have.