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US Middle School Arithmetic — practice questions

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In the fraction three quarters, the number written on the bottom is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The number written on top of a fraction is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. The number 8 in the fraction belongs in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Three of those eight slices are eaten. The number 3 belongs in the:Read the answer and worked solution →A number made of a whole number together with a fraction is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Two fractions that have the same value are described as:Read the answer and worked solution →Multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number leaves the fraction's value:Read the answer and worked solution →To turn one half into an equivalent fraction, multiply both parts by:Read the answer and worked solution →A fraction with no common factors in its numerator and denominator is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A fraction that still shares a common factor top and bottom can be:Read the answer and worked solution →To multiply two fractions, multiply the numerators and then multiply the:Read the answer and worked solution →Two thirds times three quarters gives a numerator of:Read the answer and worked solution →A pair of numbers whose product is one are called:Read the answer and worked solution →To find the reciprocal of a fraction, you must:Read the answer and worked solution →The reciprocal of three fifths is:Read the answer and worked solution →The one number that has no reciprocal at all is:Read the answer and worked solution →To divide by a fraction, multiply the first fraction by the second one's:Read the answer and worked solution →A fraction whose numerator or denominator itself contains a fraction is called:Read the answer and worked solution →To simplify such a fraction, remember that the fraction bar means:Read the answer and worked solution →To add fractions that share a denominator, add the numerators and keep the:Read the answer and worked solution →One fifth plus two fifths equals a fraction with numerator:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the fraction wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the fraction kindsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the fraction gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the fraction wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Top or bottomRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the fraction wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Fractions bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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In the fraction three quarters, the number written on the bottom is called the:

  1. Denominator
  2. Determinant
  3. Decimeter
  4. Descriptor
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Correct answer: A. Denominator

1. The top number and the bottom number have separate names. 2. The bottom one counts the equal parts of the whole. 3. That bottom number is the denominator. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, Chapter 4, Fractions._

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The number written on top of a fraction is called the:

  1. Neutraliser
  2. Numerator
  3. Nominator
  4. Navigator
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Correct answer: B. Numerator

1. The bottom number is the denominator. 2. The top number counts how many parts are taken. 3. That top number is the numerator. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, Chapter 4, Fractions._

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A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. The number 8 in the fraction belongs in the:

  1. Denominator
  2. Determinant
  3. Decimeter
  4. Descriptor
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Correct answer: A. Denominator

1. Ask first how many equal parts the whole has. 2. That count goes on the bottom. 3. So 8 is the denominator. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, Chapter 4, Fractions._

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