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Chapter 4 words
fractions
Question | Answer |
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fraction | part of a whole or group |
improper fraction | fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator |
mixed number | a whole number and a fraction |
like fractions | fractions with the same denominator |
unlike fractions | fractions with different denominators |
equivalent fractions | fractions with the same value |
prime number | a number with exactly two factors, itself and 1 |
composite number | a number with more than two factors |
simplest form | when a fraction has been reduced to a numerator and a denominator with no other common factors except for 1 |
greatest common factor (GCF) | the largest factor that will divide evenly into a set of numbers |
divisible | will divide evenly with no remainder |
repeating decimal | a decimal that will continue forever with a certain pattern. (indicated with a bar over the top of the number or patter) |
common denominator | a denominator that other fractions have in common (they can be changed to this) |