Chapter 8

Question 1

Fractions

Answer 1

A number that represents part of a whole or part of a set.

Question 2

Numerator

Answer 2

The top number in a fraction; the part of the fraction that tells the number of parts you have.

Question 3

Denominator

Answer 3

The bottom number in a fraction. It represents the number of parts in the whole.

Question 4

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Answer 4

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 1.

Question 6

Common Factors

Answer 6

A number that is a factor of two or more numbers.

Question 7

Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Equivalent Fractions

Answer 8

Fractions that have the same value.

Question 9

Common Mutiples

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

Least Common Denominator (LCD)

Answer 11

The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.