Fractions Vocabulary

1

100

the amount of a number?

What is value?

200

The same denominator used in two or more fractions.

What is common denominator?

300

When the numerator is larger than the denominator.

What is an improper fraction?

400

A fraction with a numerator that is greater than or equal to the denominator.

What is improper fraction?

2

100

Fractions that represent the same number.

What is equivalent fractions?

200

A number that represents part of a whole or part of a set.

What is a fraction?

300

A fraction that has a numerator equal to 1.

What is unit fraction?

400

This method helps you figure out if a fraction is greater than, less than, or equal to another fraction.

What is the butterfly method or cross multiplication?

3

100

The number above the bar in a fraction that tells how many equal parts are being used.

What is numerator?

200

A fraction in which the numerator and the denominator are shown the "simplest way" possible. 

What is simplest form?

300

When the numerator is smaller than the denominator.

What is a proper fraction?

400

A number that has a whole number part and a fraction part.

What is a mixed number?

4

100

The number below the bar in a fraction that tells how many equal parts are in the whole or the set.

What is denominator?

200

Numbers you can multiply to get another number.

What is factors?

300

A number greater than 1 with more than two factors,

What is composite number?

400

This is another word for cut in mathematics.

What is partition?

5

100

The entire amount or object.

What is whole?

200

A whole number and a fraction together.

What is a mixed number?

300

Any whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, 1 and itself.

What is prime number?

400

Name as many equivalent fractions to 1/2 as you can in 30 seconds....

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