I am going to use a pizza for example so ff the denominator is getting smaller that means there are more bigger pieces. If it is 1/8 then you get 1 slice of the pizza which is 12.5%. If it is 1/4 than you get a fourth of the pizza which is 2 slices, and can also be known as 25%. If it is 1/2 than you get 4 slices and that is 50%. 1/1 is all 8 slices which is 100%. If the denominator is smaller then in this pizza situation you would get more slices, but if it were a pie you would get a bigger piece.