Chapter 8 Flashcards
Fractions
A number that represents part of a whole or part of a set
Numerator
The top number in a fraction the part os the fraction that tells the number of the parts you have
Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction it represents the number of parts in the whole
GCF
the greatest common factor of two more numbers
Simplest form
A Fraction in which the GCF of the numerator and the denominator is 1
Common factors
A numbers that is a factor of two or more numbers
LCm
Is the least common multiple of 2 numbers
Equivalent fractions
equivalent fractions by multiplying or dividing both top and bottom by the same amount
Common multiple
a number that is a multiple of all the numbers of a given set.
Multiples
1.
a number that can be divided by another number without a remainder.
“15, 20, or any other multiple of five”
Lcd
another term for lowest common denominator