The denominator is the bottom number of the fraction. It tells how many total
pieces the object is divided into. In the fraction 3/4, four is the
denominator and indicates that the object is divided into four pieces.
The number 3 is the numerator and tells us that we have three of these pieces.
When fractions with the same denominator are compared the pieces are equal.
If the denominators are the same, the fraction with the larger numerator is the
larger fraction. The fraction with the smaller numerator but the same denominator
is the smaller fraction. If both the numerators and denominators are the same,
then the fractions are equal to each other.
Example: The fraction 7/8 is larger than the fraction 3/8 because the denominators (8)
are the same and the numerator of 7/8 is larger than the numerator of 3/8.