Fractions are a specific type of comparing a part to a whole. They are written in the form ba, where the numerator a is the part and the denominator b is the whole.
wholepart=ba=denominatornumerator
There are many possible ways to read fractions; you can try some combinations below, but when in doubt, one universal method is to say
a over b.
Fractions are also another way to write
division of the numerator by the denominator.
18÷9⇔918
As such, a fraction like
918 can be
simplified to
12 or just
2. Note: The , since the quotient of division by
0 is always undefined.