5.NF.3 Vocabulary

Common denominator

• – a denominator that is the same in two or more fractions

• – the least common multiple of the denominators of every fraction in a given set of fractions

• – the bottom number in a fraction; the total number of equal parts

• – the top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered

Denominator

• – the bottom number in a fraction; the total number of equal parts

• – a denominator that is the same in two or more fractions

• – the top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered

• – the least common multiple of the denominators of every fraction in a given set of fractions

Dividend

• - the number to be divided in a division problem

• – the number by which another number is divided

• – the answer to a division problem

• - the operation of making equal groups to find the number in each group or to find the number of equal groups

Division

• - the operation of making equal groups to find the number in each group or to find the number of equal groups

• - the number to be divided in a division problem

• – the number by which another number is divided

• – the answer to a division problem

Divisor

• – the number by which another number is divided

• - the number to be divided in a division problem

• - the operation of making equal groups to find the number in each group or to find the number of equal groups

• – the answer to a division problem

Equation

• – a number sentence that uses the equal sign to show that two amounts are equal

• – a number that names a part of a whole or part of a group.

• – a number composed of a whole number and a fraction, such as 2 3/4, 5 1/8, etc.

• – the set of counting numbers and zero: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

Fraction

• – a number that names a part of a whole or part of a group.

• – a number sentence that uses the equal sign to show that two amounts are equal

• – a number composed of a whole number and a fraction, such as 2 3/4, 5 1/8, etc.

• – the set of counting numbers and zero: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

Mixed number

• – a number composed of a whole number and a fraction, such as 2 3/4, 5 1/8, etc.

• – a number sentence that uses the equal sign to show that two amounts are equal

• – a number that names a part of a whole or part of a group.

• – the set of counting numbers and zero: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

Numerator

• – the top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered

• - the number to be divided in a division problem

• - the operation of making equal groups to find the number in each group or to find the number of equal groups

• – the top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered

Quotient

• – the answer to a division problem

• – a number sentence that uses the equal sign to show that two amounts are equal

• – a number that names a part of a whole or part of a group.

• – the top number in a fraction; how many equal parts are being considered