Chapter 8- Fractions & Decimals Vocabulary

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

• fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• equivalent fraction

• simplest form

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Fractions that have the same value.

• fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• equivalent fraction

• proper fraction

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

A fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

• fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• equivalent fraction

• proper fractions

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

A whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed number"

• fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• equivalent fraction

• simplest form

A fraction in which the GCF of the numerator and the denominator is 1.

• common factor

• simplest form

• denominator

• numerator

• greatest common factor (GCF)

The top number in a fraction. It tells how many of the equal parts are being used.

• common factor

• simplest form

• denominator

• numerator

• multiple

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

The bottom number in a fraction. It represents the total number of equal parts.

• common factor

• simplest form

• denominator

• numerator

• common multiple

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

• least common denominator (LCD)

• multiple

• common multiple

• least common multiple (LCM)

• greatest common factor (GCF)

A number that is a factor of two or more numbers.

• common factor

• simplest form

• denominator

• numerator

• common mulitple

The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers.

• common factor

• simplest form

• greatest common factor (GCF)

• numerator

• least common multiple (LCM)