Chapter 8

Question 1

Fractions

Answer 1

A way to divide things evenly

Question 2

Numerator

Answer 2

The top number of a fraction

How many pieces you have in the whole

Question 3

Denominator

Answer 3

The bottom part of a fraction

How many pieces are in a whole

Question 4

Gcf

Answer 4

The greatest common factor

The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers

Question 5

Simplest form

Answer 5

A fraction in which the gcf of the numerator and the denominator is one

Question 6

Common factors

Answer 6

A number that is a factor of two or more numbers

Question 7

Lcm

Answer 7

Least common multiple

The smallest whole number greater than 0 that is a common multiple of each of two or more numbers

Question 8

Equivalent fractions

Answer 8

Fractions that have the same value

Question 9

Common multiple

Answer 9

A whole number that is a multiple of two or more numbers

Question 10

Multiples

Answer 10

A multiple of a number is the product of that number and any whole number

Question 11

Lcd

Answer 11

Least common denominator

The least common multiple of the denominator of two or more fractions