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Chapter 2: Fractions Key Terms

Kyra Louthan Business/Economics English 17 cards

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1CancellationReducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions
2Common DenominatorsTo add 2 or more fractions, denominators must be the same
3DenominatorNumber below the bar/ EX: 8/9 9 being the denominator
4Equivilant2 or more fractions equivalent in value
5FractionExpress a part of a whole number/ EX: 5/6 is 5 pieces out of 6
6Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)Largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator
7Higher TermsExpressing fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original/ EX: 2/9=6/27
8Improper FractionFraction value greater than or equal to 1, numerator greater than or equal to the denominator
9Least Common Denominator (LCD)Smallest nonzero whole number. All denominator will divide evenly
10Like FractionsProper fractions with the same denominator
11Lowest TermsExpressing fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator except 1
12Mixed NumbersSum of whole number and fraction/ EX: 2 1/4
13Numeratortop number on the fraction bar/ EX: 8/7 where 8 is the numerator
14Prime NumbersWhole numbers bigger than 1 only divisible by itself and 1
15Proper FractionFraction with a value less than 1/ EX: 1/3
16ReciprocalInterchanging of numerator and denominator inverted/ EX: 1/3 -> 3/1
17Unlike FractionsProper fractions with different denominators/ EX: 7/8 and 3/5