Understanding Numerators
A worksheet for 3rd graders to practice identifying and understanding numerators in fractions.
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Understanding Numerators
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Remember, the numerator tells you how many parts of the whole you are looking at.
1. In the fraction 3/5, which number is the numerator?
5
3
3/5
None of the above
2. The numerator tells us:
The total number of parts
How many parts are being considered
The size of the whole
The bottom number of a fraction
Write the numerator for each fraction.
3. 1/4:
4. 2/3:
5. 5/6:
6. 7/8:
7. Draw a fraction bar that represents 2/5. Circle the numerator in the fraction.
Tell what the numerator in 2/5 means:
Read each statement and decide if it is true or false.
8. The numerator is always the bottom number of a fraction.
True
False
9. If you have 4 out of 7 cookies, the numerator is 4.
True
False
10. Sarah ate 3 slices of pizza out of a total of 8 slices. Write the fraction that represents the amount of pizza Sarah ate. What is the numerator of your fraction?
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