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Beyond Pizzas & Pies Chapters 1 & 2 . What Does It Mean?. Take a moment to think about the vocabulary words numerator and denominator . Turn and talk to a partner about your thoughts. Create and record a general definition for numerator and denominator . Without a Common Denominator.
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What Does It Mean? • Take a moment to think about the vocabulary words numerator and denominator . • Turn and talk to a partner about your thoughts. • Create and record a general definition for numerator and denominator.
Without a Common Denominator • Compare these fraction pairs:
How did you do that? • At your table, discuss your strategies for comparing the fractions without using the common denominator strategy. • Share with the whole group.
Reflect Again • Does your definition for numerator and denominator endure if we regard the fraction ? • What about when we consider a set in which there are 5 blue triangles and 3 red trapezoids?
Fractions of a RegionFractions of a Set • What are the similarities and differences in considering fractions of a region and fractions of a set?