Fraction Equivalence and Comparison

What is a Fraction?

• Names the part of the whole.

• A fraction is a number that names a part of a whole or a group.

• Names the whole number.

• A fraction represents a number using the fewest possible parts of the whole.

What is a Numerator ?

• Names the whole number.

• A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors.

• Names the part of the whole.

• The numerator is one or the denominator is a Prime Number.

What is a Denominator?

• Names the part of the whole.

• Two or more fractions that name the same amount.

• A fraction represents a number using the fewest possible parts of the whole.

• Names the whole number.

What does Equivalent Mean?

• Two or more fractions that name the same amount.

• A fraction is a number that names a part of a whole or a group.

• The numerator is one or the denominator is a Prime Number.

• Common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

What is Simplest Form?

• Names the part of the whole.

• A fraction is a number that names a part of a whole or a group.

• A fraction represents a number using the fewest possible parts of the whole.

• A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors.

How do you know if the fraction is in Simplest Form?

• Names the whole number.

• A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factor

• The numerator is one or the denominator is a Prime Number.

• A fraction is a number that names a part of a whole or a group.

What is a Prime Number?

• Common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

• A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors.

• Two or more fractions that name the same amount.

• Names the whole number.

What is a Common Denominator?

• A fraction is a number that names a part of a whole or a group.

• A fraction represents a number using the fewest possible parts of the whole.

• Two or more fractions that name the same amount.

• Common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.