Denominator

Denominator Examples

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  Example 1: Riya ordered a pizza at a restaurant. Each piece of pizza represents a part of a whole. The pizza is divided into 6 equal slices. If she ate one slice, then write this fact in the form of a fraction and write the denominator of the fraction.
  

Solution:
Total number of slices of pizza = 6
Total number of pieces eaten by Riya = 1

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  Total number of slices of pizza = 6
  

Total number of pieces eaten by Riya = 1
The fraction of pizza that she ate = 1/6
Here, 6 is the number that denotes the total number of slices of pizza. Therefore, the denominator is 6.

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  Example 2: A grandmother bought an apple for her grandchild. She cut it into 4 pieces. If she gives one piece of an apple to the child, express this fact in the form of a fraction and also write the denominator of the fraction.
  

Solution:
The total number of pieces of the whole apple = 4. If 1 piece of an apple is given to the child, the fraction for this fact will be expressed as 1/4.