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Unit 4
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
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Mathematics
7th Grade
10/27/2010

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Term
factor
Definition

a value that is multiplied by another value to reach a product

 

 

4 x 3 = 12

 

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product
Definition

the result of multiplying factors; answer to a multiplication problem

 

3 x 4 = 12

Term
fraction
Definition

shows part of a whole; bottom number tells how many pieces are in the whole; top number tells how many pieces are being counted

 

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dividend
Definition

the value being separated into equal parts in a division problem; the number in the house

 

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mixed number
Definition

a value expressed by mixing a whole number with a fraction; represents whole amounts plus part of another whole

 

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divisor
Definition

 

the value that tells how many groups are being created in a division problem; knocking on the door

 

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improper fraction
Definition

a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator

 

 

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numerator
Definition

the top number of a fraction; tells how many pieces are being counted

 

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denominator
Definition

the bottom number of a fraction; tells how many pieces make up the whole

 

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equivalent fractions
Definition

two fractions whose values are equal

 

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estimate
Definition

an educated guess that is reached by using values close to the actual value

 

315  x  7  =  ?

 

300  x  7  =  2,100

The actual answer to 315 x 7 should be close to 2,100.

Term
multiplicand
Definition

the number that gets multiplied or repeated; the second factor in a multiplication expression

 

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multiplier
Definition

the number that you are multiplying by; the first factor in a multiplication expression

 

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GCF  (Greatest Common Factor)
Definition

the largest factor that two numbers have in common

 

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LCM  (Least Common Multiple)
Definition

the smallest product that two factors have in common

 

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reciprocal
Definition

the result of dividing 1 by a number; the inverse of a number

 

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