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9/13 Math Terms
Term | Definition |
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fraction | the ammount of a whole 2/3 |
benchmark fraction | three numbers that you round fractions to 0 1/2 1 |
numerator | the top digit of a fraction or how many pieces of the whole you have 2/3 it would be 2 |
denominator | the bottom digit of a fraction ; the whole ammount you have 2/3 it would be 3 |
multiplicative identity | the number one. when 1 is multiplied by a second number the answer is that second number 7x1=7 |
factor tree | use branches to show how a number is broken down into prime numbers |
least common multiple (lcm) | comparing more then one number and finding out when they will go into the same number the soonest |
greatest common factor (gcf) | comparing more then one number to see what the greatest number that will go in them both is |