Grade 4 Fraction Vocabulary

Factors

Numbers multiplied together to find a product

Product

Factors multiplied together equals this. The answer to a multiplication problem

Fraction

Part of a whole number

Proper fraction

A fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator

Improper fraction

A fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator

Benchmark fractions

Fractions such as 1/2 that are commonly used for estimation or comparing

Numerator

The top number in a fraction that tells The part that is being considered or talked about or what is being counted

Denominator

The bottom number in a fraction that tells the total number of parts or pieces

Mixed number

A whole number and a fraction

Equivalent fractions

Fractions that name the same amount but may not have the same numerator or denominator

Unit Fraction

fractions with numerator of 1. It names individual parts of a fraction