Chapter 10 Vocabulary

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

• equivalent fractions

• fraction

• numerator

• denominator

any fraction with a numerator of 1, example: 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4

• unit fraction

• denominator

• fraction

• numerator

the number below the bar in a fraction; the part of the fraction that tells the TOTAL number of equal parts

• equivalent fractions

• unit fraction

• denominator

• numerator

fractions that have the same value; example: 2/4=1/2

• unit fractions

• denominator

• equivalent fractions

• numerator

the number above the bar in a fraction; the part of the fraction that tells how many of the equal parts are being represented

• numerator

• denominator

• equivalent fractions

• unit fraction