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Unit 4 -Fractions
4th grade fractions
Term | Definition |
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Fraction | a number that names equal parts of a whole; a fraction names a point on the number line. |
numberator | the number above the fraction bar in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts that are being described |
denominator | the number below the fraction bar in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts in the whole |
equivalent fractions | two or more fractions that name the same part of a while or the same point on a number line |
benchmark fraction | a common fraction that you might compare other fractions to |
common denominator | a number that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions |
compare | to decide if one number is greater than, less than or equal to another number |
> | a symbol used to compare two number when the first is greater than the second |
< | a symbol used to compare two numbers with the first is less than the second |
unit fraction | a fraction with a numerator of 1: other fractions are built from this |
mixed number | a number with a whole number part and a fractional part |
product | the result of multiplication |
tenths | the parts formed with a whole is divided into ten equal parts |
hundredths | the pars formed when a whole is divided into one hundred equal parts |