Unit 7 Vocabulary

a number that is used to name a part of a whole or part of a set of objects

• Fractions

• Strip Diagram

• Compose

the bottom number of a fraction that tells the total number of equal parts that a whole is divided into

• Denominator

• Strip Diagram

• Set

the top number of a fraction that tells the number of equal parts that are being looked at

• Numerator

• Set

• Compose

a fraction with a numerator of ONE and represents ONE PART of a whole

• Unit Fraction

• Strip Diagram

• Compose

identifying when a fraction is greater than, less than or equal to another

• Compare Fractions

• Decompose

• Equal Area

fractions that have the SAME value but may look different

• Equivalent Fractions

• Decompose

• Denominator

fractions that are easy to visualize and used to estimate

• Benchmark Fractions

• Decompose

• Fraction Bar

to break a fraction into smaller parts

• Decompose

• Denominator

• Numerator

to combine smaller fractional parts by adding

• Compose

• Improper Fraction

• Numerator

a fraction greater than one whose numerator is greater than the denominator

• Improper Fraction

• Unit Fraction

• Set