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Fractions Vocab 5th
Fractions Vocabulary for 5th grade (Made by Ashaz)
Term | Definition |
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Fraction | a number that names a part of a whole or a part of a group |
Improper Fraction | A fraction that has a larger numerator than denominator |
Mixed Number | A number that is made up of a whole number and a fraction |
Numerator | The number above the bar in a fraction that tells how many equal parts of the whole or group are being considered |
Product | The answer to a multiplication problem |
Quotient | The number, not including the remainder, which results from dividing |
Simplest Form | A fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor |
Sum | The answer to an addition problem |
Unit Fraction | A fraction that has 1 as the numerator |
Common Denominator | A common multiple of two or more denominators |
Common Multiple | A number that is a multiple of two or more numbers |
Denominator | The number below the bar in a fraction that tells how many equal parts are in the whole or in the group |
Difference | The answer to a subtraction problem |
Divide | to separate into equal groups; the inverse operation of multiplication |
Dividend | The number that is to be divided in a division problem |
Division | the process of sharing a number of items to find how mnay equal groups can be made or how many items will be in each group; the inverse operation of multiplication |
Divisor | The number that divides the dividend |
Equivalent Fractions | Fractions that name the same amount or part |
Whole | All of the parts of a shape or group |