| Bits and Pieces I: Investigation 4: Working With Percents | 
|  | MMS Math
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Decimals
Fractions
 Fractone Click on
the fraction squares to
make pairs that have a sum of 1... and do it as fast as you can!
 Fractone Click on
the fraction squares to
make pairs that have a sum of 1... and do it as fast as you can!|  | Fraction Pieces – Work with parts and wholes to learn about fractions. | 
|  | Fractions - Adding – Illustrates what it means to find a common denominator and combine. | 
|  | Fractions - Comparing – Judge the size of fractions and plot them on a number line. | 
|  | Fractions - Equivalent – Illustrates relationships between equivalent fractions. | 
|  | Fractions - Rectangle Multiplication – Visualize and practice multiplying fractions using an area representation. | 
Percents
|  | Percent Grids – Represent, name, and explore percentages using hundreds grids. | 
|  | Percentages – Discover relationships between fractions, percents, and decimals. | 

| Vocabulary | 
| Picture | Vocabuary | 
| Greatest Common
Factor:  The greatest number that is a factor of all numbers. | |
| Simplest
Form:  The only common factor between the numerator and
denominator is one. | |
| Least Common
Multiple:  The least number that is a common multiple of all
numbers. | |
| Equivalent
Fractions:  Fractions that have the same simplest form. | |
| Power of ten: 
Helps to write a decimal for a fraction whose denominator is 10, 100,
1000, ect. | |
| Benchmark:  A
reference point used to determine the size of a number. | |
| Compare:  To
determine which value is larger. To determine if the values are equal. | |
| Decimal:  A
special form of a fraction. The denominator of this fraction is a power
of 10. | |
| Order:  The
way one thing follows another: In order of size | |
| Percent:  Out
of 100 | |
| Fraction: 
Part of a whole number. Written in the form of a numerator and
denominator. | |
| Numerator: 
The part of the whole being used | |
| Denominator: The
whole of the fraction.  The number of equal pieces in the whole. | |
| Mixed Number: 
The whole and the numerator | |
| Improper
Fraction:  The numerator is larger than the denominator |