Week 2 STAAR Review Lesson 4.2G/4.3G

​Relating Fractions to Decimals Song

Discuss the following question with your groups

Vocabulary

•Denominator: Tells the total number of equal parts or groups into which the whole or group has been divided
• Equivalent fractions: Fractions that name the same part of a whole region, set, or distance on a number line
• Fraction: A number, such as 1/2 or 2/3, that names equal parts of a whole; a number written with a numerator and a denominator; a number that represents a part of a whole
• Fractions greater than one: A fraction whose numerator is greater than its denominator referred to as an “improper fraction.”
• Greatest common factor: The greatest factor that divides evenly into two or more numbers
• Least common multiple: The smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
• Mixed number: A whole number and fraction; read using the word “and” (e.g., 3 1/3 is read “three and one-third”)
• Simplest Form: The form of a fraction when the numerator and denominator have the number 1 as the greatest common factor
• Numerator: Counts how many equal parts are described