Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Vocabulary

What is a fraction?

• part of a whole, represented by a numerator on a vinculum with a denominator underneath.

• part of a whole, that is out of 100.

• part of a whole, that has numbers to the right of the decimal point.

• a number that represents part of a whole in words.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

What is a percentage?

• a representation of a part of a whole where the part is to the right of a decimal point.

• a representation of part of a whole that has a vinculum to separate its numbers.

• a representation of part of a whole that is out of 100.

• a representation of a part of a whole in words.

What is a decimal?

• a representation of part of a whole that is out of 100.

• a number, that represents part of a whole, with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point.

• a number that represents part of a whole.

• a word that represents part of a whole.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.4

The line that separates the denominator and numerator in a fraction is called the ...

• viniculum

• vinicular

• vinaculum

• vinculum

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

a fraction, decimal or percentage that represents something broken into equal parts.

• part of a group

• part of a whole

• part of a square

• part of a pizza

Tags

CCSS.3.G.A.2

a fraction, decimal or percentage that includes a group of items separated into smaller, equal groups.

• part of a group

• part of a whole

• part of a pizza

• part of a square

a line for representing and graphing numbers. Each point on the line corresponds to a number.

• number line

• vinculum

• viniculum

• numero linus

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

Denominator

• addend; the number below the line in a fraction.

• meniscus; the number above the line in a fraction.

• divisor; the number below the line in a fraction.

• dividend; the number below the line in a fraction.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Numerator

• the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many parts there are in total in the group.

• the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts there are in total in the group.

• the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many parts are being counted.

• the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

an ordered list of numbers that often forms a pattern.

• pattern

• sequence

• ordered pairs

• number line

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3