Fraction Vocabulary

Front

What is a line that shows all numbers placed in their correct positions?

Back

Number line

Front

What do you call either of two equal parts of something?

Back

Halves

Front

What is one of four equal parts into which something is divided?

Back

Quarter

Front

What does it mean to determine how many times one number is contained in another number?

Back

Divide

Front

What is the top number in a fraction, which shows the number of parts of the whole taken?

Back

Numerator

Front

What is the bottom number in a fraction that shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into?

Back

Denominator

Front

What do you call a fraction that has a numerator larger than its denominator?

Back

Improper fraction

Front

What is a fraction that represents one whole?

Back

1 (or any fraction where the numerator equals the denominator)

Front

What do you call a fraction that has a numerator smaller than its denominator?

Back

Proper fraction

Front

What is the term for the line that separates the numerator and denominator in a fraction?

Back

Fraction bar