fraction

• Fractions


  Ways of writing parts of whole numbers
• Whole


  The complete object that is divided into pieces
• Piece


  Equal part that the whole is divided into
• Fractions


  • Formed by splitting a whole into any number of pieces of equal size
• Equivalent fractions


  Fractions that represent the same value
• Converting a fraction to its lowest form


  Divide numerator and denominator by common factors
• Numerator


  Top number in a fraction
• Denominator


  Bottom number in a fraction
• Types of fractions


  • Proper fraction (numerator < denominator)
  • Improper fraction (numerator > denominator)
  • Mixed fraction (whole number and proper fraction)
• Converting a mixed fraction to an improper fraction

  Multiply whole number by denominator, then add numerator
• Fractions written as whole numbers

  • 2/1
  • 4/2
  • 30/15
• Fractions can be written in many equivalent forms