Chapter 8 Flashcards
Fraction
A piece of a whole
Numerator
The amount of a group that is used or leftover
Denominator
The total number of pieces in the whole or the group
GCF
The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers
Simplest Form
A fraction in which the GCF of the numerator and the denominator is one
Common Factors
A number that is a factor of two or more numbers
LCM
The smallest whole number greater than 0 that is a common multiple of each of two or more numbers
Equivalent Fractions
Fractions that have the same value
Common Multiples
A whole number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
Multiple
A multiple of a number is the product of that number and any whole number
LCD
The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions