Wednesday, May 12, 2010

what does 5/6 mean, and how can it be written in division.

`5/6` represents a fraction. i.e ratio of two numbers.


In simple terms top number 5 represents the parts we have and the bottom number 6 represents the number of possible equal parts.


The top number in the fraction is known as the Numerator and the bottom number is known as the Denominator.


In division form it is written as `5-:6`


The Numerator of the fraction is also known as Dividend and the Denominator is known as the Divisor.

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