VOCABULARY FOR APPROXIMATION AND FRACTIONS

One-tenth: a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts.

Sentence: He traded stocks for one tenth their face value.

One quarter: one of four equal parts.

Sentence: Only a quarter of registered voters actually voted in the election

Half: either of two equal parts into which something is or can be divided

Sentence: The door was half open

Three quarters: three of the four equal parts into which something may be divided.

Sentence: Three-quarters of the class will be going on the trip.

Around: on all sides of something:

Sentence: The snake coiled itself tightly around the deer.

Roughly: in a manner lacking gentleness; harshly or violently.

Sentence: The guard told us roughly that we had to stand back.

Nearly: very close to; almost.

Sentence: We lived there for nearly two years.

Approximately: used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or correct

Sentence: Approximately 2,000 people attended the political rally.

Less than: Not at all or hardly at all.

Sentence: The victory of the team was nothing less than a miracle.

More than: greater in size or amount or extent or degree.

Sentence: I have more than 20 pairs of running shoes.

Equal to: being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.

Sentence: She is quite equal to the teacher in her ability to speak English.