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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you divided a fraction by another fraction?. I wonder… _ = ?. In this lesson you will learn to divide a fraction by a fraction by thinking about equal sized groups. 3 _ = ?. 6. 1 whole. 1 whole. 1 whole. 2. 3. 5. 1. 4. 6.
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Have you ever wondered what would happen if you divided a fraction by another fraction? I wonder… _ = ?
In this lesson you will learn to divide a fraction by a fraction by thinking about equal sized groups.
3 _ = ? 6 1 whole 1 whole 1 whole 2 3 5 1 4 6 6 sets of one-half in three…
_ 3 = ? 1 whole Each piece is of the whole rectangle…
A common mistake is to confuse division by a fraction, such as , with division by a whole number, like 2. 1 _ = 2 1 _ 2 = 1 whole 1 whole
_ = ? 2 1 whole 1 whole Does this answer make sense? 1 2
2 x = ? 1 whole 1 whole This answer makes sense!
_ = ? 3 1 whole 1 whole Does this answer make sense? 1 3 2
x = ? 1 whole This answer makes sense!
In this lesson you have learned how to divide a fraction by a fraction by thinking about equal groups.
_ = 1 whole 1 whole
Cut out two rectangles of equal size. • Cut one rectangle into four equal pieces and label each as . • Cut one rectangle into eight equal pieces and label each as . • Use these pieces to show … • How many size pieces there are in ? How many in ? In ?
Michael says that _ = 2. Use a related multiplication sentence to check his answer. Is Michael correct? • Lisa says that _ = 3. Use a related multiplication sentence to check her answer. Is Lisa correct?
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