Math: Fractions Numerator and Denominator Worksheet

Question 1

In the fraction 3/5, what is the numerator and what is the denominator?

Accepted Answer

The numerator is 3, and the denominator is 5. The numerator tells how many parts are counted, and the denominator tells how many equal parts are in the whole.

Question 2

A circle is divided into 4 equal parts. One part is shaded. Write the fraction that shows the shaded part, then name the numerator and denominator.

Accepted Answer

The shaded part is 1/4. The numerator is 1 because one part is shaded, and the denominator is 4 because the circle has 4 equal parts.

Question 3

In the fraction 2/3, what does the denominator tell you?

Accepted Answer

The denominator is 3. It tells that the whole is divided into 3 equal parts.

Question 4

In the fraction 4/6, what does the numerator tell you?

Accepted Answer

The numerator is 4. It tells that 4 equal parts are being counted.

Question 5

A rectangle is divided into 6 equal parts. Three parts are shaded. Write the fraction for the shaded parts.

Accepted Answer

The fraction for the shaded parts is 3/6. The numerator 3 shows the shaded parts, and the denominator 6 shows all the equal parts.

Question 6

Which number is the denominator in 5/8?

Accepted Answer

The denominator is 8. It is the bottom number in the fraction.

Question 7

Which number is the numerator in 7/10?

Accepted Answer

The numerator is 7. It is the top number in the fraction.

Question 8

A candy bar is split into 5 equal pieces. You eat 2 pieces. Write the fraction that shows the part you ate.

Accepted Answer

You ate 2/5 of the candy bar. The numerator is 2 because you ate 2 pieces, and the denominator is 5 because there were 5 equal pieces in all.

Question 9

Complete the sentence: In 1/2, the numerator is _____ and the denominator is _____.

Accepted Answer

In 1/2, the numerator is 1 and the denominator is 2.

Question 10

A square is divided into 8 equal parts. Five parts are shaded. What is the denominator of the fraction for the shaded parts?

Accepted Answer

The denominator is 8 because the square is divided into 8 equal parts in all.

Question 11

A garden has 6 equal rows. Four rows have flowers. Write the fraction for the rows with flowers.

Accepted Answer

The fraction for the rows with flowers is 4/6. The numerator 4 shows the flower rows, and the denominator 6 shows all the rows.

Question 12

Look at the fraction 3/4. Choose the correct sentence: A. The whole has 3 equal parts and 4 are counted. B. The whole has 4 equal parts and 3 are counted.

Accepted Answer

Sentence B is correct. In 3/4, the denominator 4 tells the whole has 4 equal parts, and the numerator 3 tells that 3 parts are counted.

Question 13

A set has 9 equal balls. Six balls are blue. Write the fraction that shows the blue balls.

Accepted Answer

The fraction that shows the blue balls is 6/9. The numerator 6 shows the blue balls, and the denominator 9 shows all the balls.

Question 14

Write a fraction with a numerator of 2 and a denominator of 7.

Accepted Answer

A fraction with a numerator of 2 and a denominator of 7 is 2/7.

Question 15

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. Three slices are eaten. What fraction of the pizza is eaten, and what does each number mean?

Accepted Answer

The fraction eaten is 3/8. The numerator 3 means 3 slices are eaten, and the denominator 8 means the pizza has 8 equal slices in all.

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