SOLUTION: What does the denominator means?

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Question 360046: What does the denominator means?
Answer by Jk22(389)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Rational numbers can be represented by a fraction.

In a fraction : a/b (a divided by b), b is called denominator, it gives the name to the kind of ratio it is (halves, third, quarter, and so on for all integer)

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