Fraction Vocab

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Fraction

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

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Proper Fraction

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A fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator (e.g., 3/4).

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Improper Fraction

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A fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator (e.g., 7/4). It represents a number greater than one whole unit (e.g., 7/4= 1 and 3/4)

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Unit Fraction

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A fraction with a numerator of 1 (e.g., 1/5 or 1/4 or 1/14 or 1/8).

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Decompose

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To break down a fraction into a sum of smaller fractions with the same denominator.

(e.g., 3/4 = 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4

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2/6 = 1/6 + 1/6)

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Equivalent Fractions

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Fractions that have the same value but may look different (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4).

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Denominator

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The bottom number of a fraction that shows how many total parts make up the whole.

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Numerator

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The top number of a fraction that shows how many parts/pieces/slices you actually have compared to your denominator (e.g., 1/4 means I have 1 part of 4 total parts)

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Number Line

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A straight line with numbers marked at intervals, used to represent fractions visually.

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Fraction Strip

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A strip divided into equal parts used to compare, add, or decompose fractions.