A visual representation of fractions as slices of a pizza pie. Let's imageine that you ordered a pie of pizza that has 6 slices

	Tutorial Part 1 A) Imagine that you ordered a full pizza with six silces (see the picture on the left). The fraction that represents the whole pizza is 6/6 which is the same as the integer 1. After all, we ordered 1 whole pizza so it makes sense that all 6 slices are the same as 1.
	Tutorial Part 1 B) You eat 1 of the slices and there are now 5 slices left. The fraction 5/6 now represents the slices of this pizza. (If you're interested in Part II of this tutorial. The top number or 5 is called the numerator and 6 is the denominator of this fraction)
	Tutorial Part 1 C) Your friend eats 2 more slices. There are now 3 slices left. The fraction 3/6 now expresses the slices of this pizza. (If you're interested in Part II of this tutorial. The top number or 3 is called the numerator and 6 is the denominator of this fraction . )
Let the story continue, keep eating up that pizza	Tutorial Part 1 D) Your sistes comes over and eats another 2 slices. There is now 1 slice left.. The fraction 3/6 now expresses the slices of this pizza. (If you're interested in Part II of this tutorial. The top number or 1 is called the numerator and 6 is the denominator of fraction . )
	Tutorial Part 1 E) You are ready for a second slice of piza so you grab that last one. Now there are zero slices of the pizza left. (If you're interested in Part II of this tutorial. The top number or 0 is called the numerator and 6 is the denominator of fraction . )

Part II of The Fraction Tutorial . Interactive Powerpoint

The visual powerpoint below should help tutor you in how to identify a fraction with a visual representation of that fraction (in this case slices of pizza).

The Numerator and the Denominator of a fraction
The numerator is the number that is at the top of the fraction and represents how many 'things' we have. In our examples, the numerator represents how many slices of pizza are left.
The denominator is the number that is at the bottom of the fraction and represents how many 'things' make up the whole. In other words, how many slices were in 1 whole pizza--6. Therefore, 6 is the denominator in our example.