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Fraction
Fraction vocabulary
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Mathematics
6th Grade
09/28/2010

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Term
Fraction
Definition

a part over a whole

 

2

3

Term
Reciprocal
Definition

when a fraction is multiplied by this, the answer is 1

 

1          3 

3          1 

 

 

Term
Improper
Definition

 

  when the numerator is larger than the denominator

 

5

2

Term
reduce
Definition

what you need to do to a fraction to put it in lowest terms

 

4  =  1

8      2 

 

divide the numerator and denominator by the same factor

Term
mixed number
Definition

A whole number and a fraction together

 

5  1/4

Term
equivalent
Definition

when two fractions are equal

 

2    =   4

4         8

Term
denominator
Definition

the bottom number in a fraction-the number of parts the whole is divided into

 

4

5

Term
numerator
Definition

the top number in a fraction-the number of parts you have

 

5

8

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