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Fraction Vocabulary!

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  • Three equal parts of a whole.
    Thirds
  • What is a synonym for estimation?
    About, approximate, approximately, round, around
  • One of 100 equal parts in a whole; the second place to the right of the decimal point.
    Hundredth
  • The dot used to separate the ones place from the tenths or hundredths.
    Decimal Point
  • A number that uses a decimal point to show tenths and hundredths.
    Decimal Number
  • What are fourths also called?
    Quarters
  • Two equal parts of a whole.
    Halves
  • What is the line that separates the numerator from the denominator?
    Fraction Bar
  • Any fraction that has a one in the numerator and represents one part of the whole.
    Unit Fraction
  • Taking a whole number and breaking it into smaller parts.
    Decompose
  • The answer to an addition problem.
    Sum
  • The number below the fraction bar that tells the total number of equal parts.
    Denominator
  • A fraction whose numerator is greater than the denominator.
    Improper Fraction
  • Fractions where the numerator is less than the denominator.
    Proper Fraction
  • A number that has a whole number and a fraction.
    Mixed Number
  • Four equal parts of a whole.
    Fourths
  • The set of counting numbers and zero ( 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...) HINT: To the left of a decimal.
    Whole numbers
  • A way to represent part of a whole.
    Fraction
  • The number above the fraction bar that tells the total number of parts out of the whole.
    Numerator
  • One of 10 equal parts in a whole; the first place to the right of the decimal point.
    Tenth