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Fraction Basics
Vocabulary for 6th grade unit
Vocab Term | Definition |
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Lowest Common Denominator | Needed when you make all fractions have the same bottom number. Used when comparing, adding, and subtracting fractions. |
Reduce | Rename a fraction so that it has the smallest numbers possible in the numerator & denominator. |
Lowest Terms | Rename a fraction so that it has the smallest numbers possible in the numerator & denominator. |
Simplest Form | Rename a fraction so that it has the smallest numbers possible in the numerator & denominator. |
Equivalent | Fractions that are equal in value; fractions that can be simplified to the same reduced fraction |
Numerator | The top part of a fraction; Tells how many parts are being used |
Denominator | Bottom of a fraction; Tells how many parts there are in the whole or in the group |