Fraction Vocabulary

What is the numerator?  2/7

• 2

• 7

Which number is the denominator?    1/3

• 4

• 3

• 1

part of the fraction that describes the parts in a whole

• denominator

• numerator

• benchmark

• common denominator

the part of a fraction that describes the TOTAL parts in 1 whole.

• numerator

• denominator

• common multiple

• top number

A number that is made up of a whole number and a fraction

• common multiple

• benchmark

• simplest form

• mixed number

a common multiple of two or more denominators

• equivalent fractions

• common multiple

• common denominators

• mixed number

the form of a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have only 1 as their common factor

• common multiple

• simplest form

• common denominator

• equivalent fractions

fractions that name the same amount or part

• equivalent fraction

• common denominator

• common multiple

• benchmark

A whole number and a fraction is called a

• proper fraction

• improper fraction

• mixed number

• reduced number

Choose all of the following words that deal specifically with fractions

• product

• denomintator

• volume

• numerator

• exponent