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| The top of a fraction is the number that appears above the line. It represents the number of parts of the whole that are being considered.ex.1/4 |
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| The bottom of a fraction is the number below the line. It represents the number of equal parts into which the whole has been divided.ex.4/1 |
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| The set of numbers is made up of all the numbers on the number line. Any real number is either a rational or irrational number. ex 1 2 3 4... |
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| It is a number that can be written as a fraction, where the numerator and denominator are integers, and the denominator does not equal zero. Integers, terminating and repeating decimals, mixed numbers, and fractions with an integer numerator and non-zero integer denominator are all rational numbers. ex.1/4 2/3 |
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| Is any real number that is not a rational number. An irrational number is one that cannot be written as a fraction where the numerator and denominator are integers and the denominator does not equal zero. Examples of irrational numbers are pi and the square root of five. There are more irrational numbers than there are rational numbers. ex. 2 sq. |
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| about fractions that involve the number zero. In particular, think about what happens when zero is the numerator or denominator of a fraction. |
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| A fractions are fractions that have the same value |
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| Is a whole number whose only positive factors are 1 and itself. By convention, 1 is not a prime number. The first few prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, and 23. Any integer that is not a prime number is called a composite number. |
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| of a number is that number written as a product of prime numbers. Every composite number has a prime factorization. |
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| An integer is a common with the multiple of two other integers if it is a multiple of both |
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| Of two numbers, abbreviated LCM, is the smallest positive common multiple of those numbers. |
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| Two numbers are reciprocals if their product is 1. In general, the reciprocal of any non-zero number n is the fraction one over n, and vice versa. |
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| is a decimal number with a digit that is farthest to the right; i.e., the decimal eventually ends |
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| Is a decimal number with a pattern that endlessly repeats itselt. |
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| The set of real numbers is made up of all the numbers on the number line. Any real number is either a rational or irrational number. |
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