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Fractions
Vocab of fractions
Term | Definition |
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denominator | bottom number of a fraction |
numerator | top number of a fraction |
Improper fraction | numerator is larger than the denominator |
mixed number | a whole number and a fraction |
proper fraction | numerator is smaller than the denominator |
whole fraction | numerator and denominator are the same number and equal a whole. |
simplify | make a fraction smaller by dividing the numerator and the denominator by the same number. |
factors | two numbers that are multiplied together |
multiple | the result of multiplying two factors together. |
common denominator | must have in order to add or subtract fractions |