Chapter 8

Question 1

Fractions

Answer 1

Numbers that represent parts of a whole or parts 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 a whole.

Question 4

GCF

Answer 4

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

Multiple

Answer 10

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

Question 11

LCD

Answer 11

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