5th Grade- REACH Math Vocabulary

the number below the line in a fraction;

it tells the total number of parts in a whole  

• denominator

• numerator

• equivalent fraction

• mixed number

the number above the line in a fraction;

this tells how many parts are being counted

• denominator

• numerator

• mixed number

• like fraction

a standard against which numbers are measured or compared

• benchmark

• numerator

• like fraction

• denominator

a number written as a whole number and a fraction

• like fraction

• equivalent fraction

• proper fraction

• mixed number

Which TWO are equivalent fractions?

a fraction that is less than 1 whole;

the numerator is less than the denominator

• improper fraction

• proper fraction

• mixed number

• benchmark

fractions that have equal value or the same decimal form

• benchmark fractions

• mixed numbers

• equivalent fractions

• greatest common factor

a fraction larger than or equal to 1 whole where the numerator is larger than the denominator

• mixed number

• proper fraction

• improper fraction

• like fractions

the smallest number that is a multiple of the denominator of two or more fractions

• greatest common factor

• least common denominator

• benchmark

• proper fraction

a number that can be written as the quotient of two whole numbers

• fraction

• numerator

• denominator

• equivalent fraction