Chapter 2 Flash Cards

Question	Answer
Fractions	Expresses a part of a whole number.
Numerator	Top of the fraction.
Denominator	Bottom of the fraction.
Proper Fraction	Fractions with a value less than 1; numerator is smaller than denominator.
Improper Fraction	Fraction that has a value equal to or greater than 1; numerator is equal to or greater than the denominator.
Mixed Number	Sum of a whole number greater than zero and a proper fraction.
Greatest Common Divisor	The largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator.
Lowest Terms	Expressing a fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator, except the number 1.
Higher Terms	Expressing a fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original.
Equivalent	Two or more fractions equivalent in value.
Like Fractions	Proper fractions with the same denominators.
Unlike Fractions	Proper fractions with different denominators.
Common Denominator	To add two or more fractions, denominators must be the same.
Least Common Denominator (LCD)	Smallest non-zero whole number into which all denominators will divide evenly.
Prime Number	Whole number greater than 1 that is only divisible by itself and 1.
Cancellation	Reducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions.
Reciprocal	The interchanging of the numerator and the denominator. Inverted number is the reciprocal.

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