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First, complete the sentence. Then, briefly explain what the whole number 2, the denominator 3, and the numerator 1 mean in this problem.
"If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 2 apples for each person and 1 apple left over."
The whole number 2 represents the number of apples that each person will receive when the 7 apples are shared equally among them. The denominator 3 represents the number of people that the apples are being shared among. And the numerator 1 represents the remaining number of apples that cannot be shared equally among the three people, with one apple left over.
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If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 2 apples left over for each person. The whole number 2 represents the number of complete groups of 3 apples that can be shared equally among the 3 people. The numerator 1 represents the remaining apples that cannot be evenly divided among the 3 people, resulting in each person receiving an additional apple.
If you share 7 apples equally with 3 people, then there are 2 apples left over for each person, with 1 apple remaining.
In this problem, the whole number 2 represents the number of apples left over for each person. The denominator 3 represents the total number of people the apples are being shared with. And the numerator 1 represents the remaining apples that were not able to be equally distributed among the people.