Question | Answer |
Fractions | Expresses a part of a whole number, 36. Example: expresses 5 parts out of 6 |
Improper Fraction | Fraction that has a value equal to or greater than 1; numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator |
Mixed Number | Sum of a whole number greater than zero and a proper fraction |
Greatest common divisor | The largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator |
Lowest terms | Expressing a fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator except the number 1 |
Higher terms | Expressing a fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original |
Equivalent | Two or more fractions equivalent in value |
Like Fractions | Proper fractions with the same denominators |
Unlike fractions | Proper fractions with different denominators |
Common Denominator | To add two or more fractions, denominators must be the same |
Least Common Denominator (LCD) | Smallest non-zero whole number into which all denominators will divide evenly |
Prime Number | Whole number greater than 1 that is only divisible by itself and 1 |
Cancellation | Reducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions |
Reciprocal | The interchanging of the numerator and the denominator. Inverted number is the reciprocal |
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