Fractions and Decimals Vocabulary

Lesson 13

Fraction: a number that names a PART of a WHOLE

Denominator: the bottom number of a fraction; it tells the total number

of equal parts in a whole

Divide: to separate an amount into equal groups and find the number of

each group or the number of groups

Equivalent Fractions: two or more fractions that name the same part

of the whole

Numerator: the top number of a fraction; it tells the number of parts in

the whole that are being described

Lesson 14

Compare: to decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal to

another number

Greater Than >: a comparison of two numbers that says one has

greater value than the other 7 > 4

Less Than <: a comparison of two numbers that says one has less

value than the other 5 < 19

Lesson 15/16

Numerator: the top number of a fraction; it tells the number of parts in

the whole that are being described

Denominator: the bottom number of a fraction; it tells the total number

of equal parts in a whole

Lesson 17

Mixed Number: a number with a whole part and a fractional part

Lesson 18/19

Fraction: a number that names a PART of a WHOLE

Numerator: the top number of a fraction; it tells the number of parts in

the whole that are being described

Denominator: the bottom number of a fraction; it tells the total number

of equal parts in a whole

Multiplication: an operation used to find the total number of items in

equal sized groups

Product: an answer to a multiplication equation

Lesson 20

Fraction: a number that names a PART of a WHOLE

Numerator: the top number of a fraction; it tells the number of parts in

the whole that are being described

Denominator: the bottom number of a fraction; it tells the total number

of equal parts in a whole

Equivalent Fractions: two or more fractions that name the same part

of the whole

Lesson 21/22

Decimal Fraction (or decimal): a number containing a decimal point that

separates a whole from fractional place

values (tenths, hundreths, thousandths)

Compare: to decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal to

another number

Greater Than >: a comparison of two numbers that says one has

greater value than the other 1.7 > 0.24

Less Than <: a comparison of two numbers that says one has less

value than the other 1.5 < 1.9