Fractions vocabulary

A number that names part of a whole.

• mixed number

• whole number

• fraction

• pieces

A fraction with the numerator 1.

• mixed number

• whole number

• unit fraction

• benchmark fraction

A fractions with numerator that is larger than its denominator. (9/2, 5/3 18/5)

• improper fraction

• equivalent fraction

• unit fraction

• benchmark fraction

15 6/8

2 3/4

5 1/9

are what

• whole number (integers)

• equivalent fractions

• simple fractions

• mixed numbers

The bottom number in a fraction is the

• numerator

• denominator

• whole number

• unit

The top number in a fraction is the

• numerator

• denominator

• whole number

• unit

A whole number and a fraction

• Improper

• proper

• equivalent

• mixed number

A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator

• Improper

• proper

• equivalent

• mixed number

A fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator

• Improper

• proper

• equivalent

• mixed number

3/3 is

• a whole fraction

• equal to 1

• numerator and denominator are the same

• all of these