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 these expressions?
" It is the fifth of December"
The fifth here refer to date and is an ordinal number because it answers the question "which one".
" You are the fifth in the row"
The fifth here refers to position and it is an ordinal number.
" I want a fifth of the pizza"
The fifth here is a fraction and is also a ordinal number.
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