Fraction Glossary

Question	Answer
Fraction	Numbers that aren’t whole; Part of something bigger; A place on the number line; A way of representing the same amount; An answer to a division calculation
Denominator	The bottom number of a fraction Image: Denominator (binary/octet-stream)
Numerator	The top number of a fraction Image: Numerator (binary/octet-stream)
Equivalent Fraction	Fractions that are of equal value but are in a different format Image: Two Quarters (binary/octet-stream)
Highest Common Factor	The highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers.
Simplify	To divide the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number until their highest common factor is 1.
Lowest terms	When a fraction has been simplified until the highest common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.
Improper Fraction	A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator.
Common Denominator	This is where the denominator of one or more fractions is the same.

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	Created by Elaine Baskerville over 6 years ago