Chapter 8 Vocab

A number that represents a part of a whole.

• numerator

• denominator

• fraction

The bottom number in a fraction.

• numerator

• denominator

• fraction

The top number in a fraction.

• numerator

• denominator

• fraction

A number that is a factor of 2 or more numbers.

• simplest form

• GCF

  (Greatest Common Factor)

• common factor

• equivalent fractions

A fraction where the GCF of numerator and denominator is 1.

(Fraction cannot be made any smaller).

• simplest form

• GCF

  (Greatest Common Factor)

• common factor

• equivalent fractions

Fractions with the same value.

• simplest form

• GCF

  (Greatest Common Factor)

• common factor

• equivalent fractions

The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers.

• simplest form

• GCF

  (Greatest Common Factor)

• common factor

• equivalent fractions

A whole number & a fraction combined.

• least common multiple (LCM)

• multiple

• mixed number

The least multiple, other than 0, common to sets of multiples.

• least common multiple (LCM)

• multiple

• mixed number

A number that is the product (x) of that number and any whole number.

Example: 8: 8, 16, 24, 32

• least common multiple (LCM)

• multiple

• mixed number