4.9.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- complex fraction
- A complex fraction is a fraction in which the numerator or the denominator contains a fraction.
- equivalent fractions
- Equivalent fractions are two or more fractions that have the same value.
- fraction
- A fraction is written ab. In a fraction, a is the numerator and b is the denominator. A fraction represents parts of a whole. The denominator b is the number of equal parts the whole has been divided into, and the numerator a indicates how many parts are included.
- least common denominator (LCD)
- The least common denominator (LCD) of two fractions is the least common multiple (LCM) of their denominators.
- mixed number
- A mixed number consists of a whole number a and a fraction bc where c≠0. It is written as abc, where c≠0.
- proper and improper fractions
- The fraction ab is proper if a<b and improper if a≥b.
- reciprocal
- The reciprocal of the fraction ab is ba where a≠0 and b≠0.
- simplified fraction
- A fraction is considered simplified if there are no common factors in the numerator and denominator.