Introducing Fraction Vocabulary

________________ ,means of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another.

• whole

• equal

• parts

• partition

A __________________ represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts.

• parts

• whole

• equal

• fraction

The ________________ is the number below the line in a common fraction; a divisor.

• numerator

• partition

• denominator

• unit-fraction

In math, ________________ numbers are the basic counting numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … and so on.

• whole

• equal

• parts

• partition

The _______________ is the number above the line in a common fraction.

• numerator

• denominator

• unit-fraction

• fraction

_________________ is dividing the whole thing into equal parts.

• whole

• equal

• partition

• numerator

______________ of a whole. The top part (the numerator) says how many parts we have.

• parts

• whole

• equal

• numerator

In math, a _________________ can be defined as a fraction whose numerator is 1. It represents 1 shaded part of all the equal parts of the whole.

• numerator

• denominator

• unit-fraction

• whole

What is the fraction this picture is showing that is shaded in?

• 5/6

• 4/8

• 1/8

• 3/5

What does this symbol mean?

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• Greater than

• Less than