Fraction: A number symbolic of the relationship between the part and the whole that has a numerator and a denominator.

Fraction Fact: Most recipes or formulas in a kitchen or cookbook deal with fractions.

Types of Fractions:

Proper (common): Denominator is greater than the numerator.
Improper: Numerator is greater than the denominator.
Mixed Numbers: A whole number with a fraction.

Numerator: the "top" number in a fraction

Denominator: the "bottom" number in a fraction