Vocabulary of the Week 1/12-16

What is the part of a fraction written below the fraction bar that identifies the total number of fractional units in a whole or set?

• Denominator

• Numerator

• Quotient

• Dividend

What do you call fractions that name the same size or amount?

• Equivalent fractions

• Improper fractions

• Mixed numbers

• Unit fractions

What are numbers that are multiplied to obtain a product called?

• Factors

• Multiples

• Addends

• Divisors

What is a number, or any combination of sums, differences, products, or divisions of numbers that evaluates to a number called?

• Expression

• Equation

• Variable

• Function

What is the unit created by partitioning a whole into a number of equal parts called?

• Unit Fraction

• Decimal

• Mixed Number

• Improper Fraction

What is the part of a fraction written above the fraction bar that identifies the number of fractional units specified or being considered?

• Numerator

• Denominator

• Quotient

• Product

What is the answer called when one number is divided by another?

• Quotient

• Product

• Sum

• Difference

What is the definition of Equivalent fractions?

• fractions that name the same size or amount

• fractions that have different denominators

• fractions that are always improper

• fractions that cannot be simplified

What is the definition of Numerator?

• the part of a fraction written above the fraction bar that identifies the number of fractional units specified or being considered

• the part of a fraction written below the fraction bar that shows the total number of equal parts

• the whole number part of a mixed number

• the symbol used to separate the numerator and denominator

What is the definition of Quotient?

• the answer when one number is divided by another

• the result of multiplying two numbers

• the number you get when you subtract one number from another

• the sum of two numbers