Answer to Question #120519 in Algebra for Amy

Question

Use the correct language to explain the difference between the
expressions:
“It is the fifth of December”
“You are the fifth in the row”
“I want a fifth of the pizza”
What types of numbers are we dealing with in the above expressions?

Answer 1

“It is the fifth of December” is a date, the fifth day of December.

“You are the fifth in the row” is about the ordinal number in the row, the person is at number five in the row.

“I want a fifth of the pizza” means that the person needs a 1/5 fraction of the pizza.