Strategies and Vocab
To solve a division equation with a whole number and a fraction you can use long division.
What is no; you need to use KCF?
2 divided by 1/2 = b
What is b = 4
Darren considers situations in which a fractional quantity is divided into equal groups, and draws visual models to show the problem and the quotient.
What is draw two circles and separate the first into four pieces with one colored in, and the second circle into 8 pieces with two colored in.
What is the divisor?
True or False: On a number line that is being used as a visual model to show division between a fraction and a whole number, the dividend is the fraction that the number line is skip counting by.
What is False; the dividend is the whole number that the number line goes up to?
11/12 divided by 9 = d
What is d= 1/108
A group of solar cells collects 1/2 kilowatt of electricity. The electricity is divided equally among 6 houses. You need to find how much electricity each house will receive, and show it using a visual model.
1/12 kilowatt of electricity will be received.
I would draw a rectangle split into 2 columns and 6 rows. I would color one tile in to show 1/12.
An expression that represents 5/9.
What is 5 divided by 9?
When preforming long division, the quotient is known as the answer.
What is yes?
3/5 ÷ 9= s
Find s and reduce.
What is S= 3/45 or what is 1/15 in simplest form?
Stella divides 1/4 ounce of vanilla among 3 smoothies. You have to find out how much vanilla is in each smoothie and draw a visual model to show your answer.
I would draw a rectangle with 4 columns and 3 rows. I would color one tile in to show the 1/12.
True or False; 9 divided by 1/5 = 45
What is true
This is the final step to take when multiplying two fractions together.
Jamie is painting her house. Each room takes 1/2 of a liter of paint.
If Jamie has 3 liters of paint, you have to figure out how many rooms Jamie can paint.
What is Jamie can paint 6 rooms?
A fifth of a gallon of ketchup is divided among 4 bottles at a restaurant. You have to decide how much ketchup is in each bottle and draw a visual model.
What is 1/20 of a gallon is in each bottle.
I would draw a rectangle with 5 columns and 4 rows and color in one tile.
Choose which story can be solved using 7 divided by 1/3
A) Victor puts 1/3 of a leaf pile into 7 bags.
B) Olivia cuts 7 sheets of paper into 1/3 sections.
What is letter B?
What is fraction strips always start with a whole, show the divisor underneath, and then end with the quotient whereas other visual models use columns and rows to show fractions?
Paris has decided to give 1/8 of her perfume to her 3 closest friends.
You have to find what fraction of the perfume will she give to each of her 3 friends if each friend gets an equal amount of perfume.
What is each friend will get 1/24 of her perfume?
Mr. Watt has 4 apples. He cuts each of the apples into slices that are 1/6 of an apple.
Describe how to draw a visual model.
What is drawing a rectangle split into 4 columns and 6 rows.
Create a word problem that can be modeled by the expression 1/2 divided by 6.
What is a half pound of batter is used to make a cake that that serves 6 people equally. How many pounds of batter is in each serving?