4TH EDITION EXAMINATION TEST BANK
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND
RATIONALS
⩥ Denominator. Answer: Number on bottom of fraction; represents the
total number of equal parts in the problem.
⩥ Dividend. Answer: The number being divided in a division operation.
⩥ Divisor. Answer: The number by which the dividend is divided.
⩥ Extremes. Answer: The first and last terms in a proportion.
⩥ Factors. Answer: Numbers that can be multiplied together to get
another number.
⩥ Fraction. Answer: A part of a whole expressed as a numerator over a
denominator.
⩥ Improper fraction. Answer: A fraction where the numerator is larger
than the denominator.
,⩥ Invert. Answer: To reverse the numerator and denominator of a
fraction.
⩥ Least common denominator. Answer: The smallest common multiple
of the denominators of two or more fractions.
⩥ Means. Answer: The middle terms in a proportion.
⩥ Mixed number. Answer: A whole number combined with a fraction.
⩥ Numerator. Answer: Number on top of fraction; part of the whole
being divided.
⩥ Percentages. Answer: A way to express a number as a fraction of 100.
⩥ Proper fraction. Answer: A fraction where the numerator is smaller
than the denominator.
⩥ Proportion. Answer: An equation stating that two ratios are equal.
⩥ Ratios. Answer: A comparison of two quantities by division.
, ⩥ Scored. Answer: To mark or cut a surface to facilitate breaking.
⩥ Whole numbers. Answer: Non-negative integers including zero.
⩥ Common denominator. Answer: A common multiple of two or more
denominators.
⩥ Reducing to Lowest Terms. Answer: The process of simplifying a
fraction to its smallest equivalent form.
⩥ Reducing Fractions. Answer: The process of simplifying a fraction to
its lowest terms.
⩥ Adding Fractions with Same Denominator. Answer: If same
denominator, add numerators.
⩥ Adding Fractions with Different Denominators. Answer: Change
fraction to an equal fraction with the least common denominator.
⩥ Least Common Denominator. Answer: The smallest number that can
be used as a common denominator for two or more fractions.
⩥ Subtracting Fractions with Same Denominator. Answer: Subtract
numerator and preserve the denominator.