fractions
An expression that indicates the quotient of two quantities, such as 1/3
numerator
The top number in a fraction that represents the number of pieces.
denominator
The bottom number in a fraction that represent the number of pieces that make a whole number.
whole
A complete number
half
two halves
is one whole
one third
divided into 3 equal parts
one fourth
divided into 4 equal parts
one fifth
divided into 5 equal parts
one sixth
divided into 6 equal parts
number line
a line on which numbers are marked at intervals, used to illustrate simple numerical operations.
Fractions
1/2
A way of showing part of a whole
Numerator
The top number in a fraction that shows the parts that you have.
Denominator
The bottom number of a fraction shows how many equal parts you need to make a whole.
whole number
A number that does not contain a fraction or decimal
equal parts
the spaces between the tick marks on number line
is less than
1/2 < 1
is smaller than
is greater than
1 1/4 > 1
is larger than