Fractions as Division

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as $$\frac{a}{b}$$ , where 'a' is the numerator (part) and 'b' is the denominator (whole).

A fraction $$\frac{a}{b}$$ can be expressed as the division of 'a' by 'b', written as $$a \div b$$ .

The numerator represents the number of parts we have.

The denominator represents the total number of equal parts in the whole.

$$\frac{5}{4}$$ equals 1.25, which means 5 divided by 4.

Each person runs $$\frac{5}{4}$$ miles.

$$5 \div 6$$ equals $$\frac{5}{6}$$ .

True, because $$\frac{3}{7}$$ is equivalent to $$3 \div 7$$ .

Each chair gets $$\frac{12}{5}$$ gallons of paint.

The expression is $$5 \div 12$$ .