alex 7 math unit 2 test Flashcards
fractions
equal parts of a whole and of a set
numerator
how many parts are counted
denominator
how many equal parts in a whole
mixed number
a mixture of a whole number and a fraction
example
1 3/8
improper fraction
the numerator in a fraction is larger then the denominator
example
9/5
equivalent fractions
represent the same amount
example 1/4=2/8
unit fractions
has 1 in the numerator
example
1/7
repeating decimal
repeating decimal
example
4.888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
terminating decimal
decimal that does not go on forever
example
4.94852
of
x
equivalent
equal value
example
1=1
LCD
lowest common denominator(multiple)
GCF
greatest common factor
lowest terms
the lowest possible
unit
the ones place
difference between a mixed number and improper fraction
showed in different ways
how to know if 2 fractions r equivalent
divide or x
how to add fractions
change in to improper fraction reduce find lcd multiply numbers to get lcd as denominator add reduce turn into mixed number example 1 4/5+8/10 9/5+8/10 9/5+4/5 13/5 2 3/5
how to subtract fractions
change into improper fraction reduce find lcd multiply numbers to get lcd as denominator subtract reduce turn into mixed number example 9/2-8/5 LCD=10 9/2x5/5-8/5x2/2 45/10-16/10 29/10 2 9/10
how to change decimal to fraction
example
0.462= fraction
462/1000
231/500
how to change fraction to decimal
example 4/20=decimal 2/10 1/5 2/10 0.2
mixed number = decimal
example
2 17/100
217/100
2.17
decimal=mixed number
example
6.39
639/100
6.39
change decimal to fraction then compare
example 0.8 compared to 9/30 0.8 compared to 3/10 8/10 compared to 3/10 8/10 is bigger then 3/10
change fraction to decimal the compare
example 6/30 compared to 6.5 2/10 compared to 6.5 1/5 compared to 6.5 2/10 compared to 6.5 0.2 compared to 6.5 0.2 is smaller then 6.5
multiply fractions
straight across example 4/6x3/9 2/3x1/3 2/9
divide fractions
flip the second number then multiply example 2/8 divided by 9/3 1/4 divided by 9/3 1/4 divided by 3/1 1/4 x 1/3 1/12