Week 1
What is a quotient?
The answer to a division problem
How many 1/5s are in 3?
15
What is the acronym for dividing fractions?
KCF = Keep Change Flip
What is the dividend, quotient, and divisor in the following equation: 7 x 3 = 21
7 = Dividend
3 = Divisor
21 = Quotient
What is another way to write 16/4 without solving for the answer?
4 x ? = 16
Rosa can bake 5 pies with 2 3/4 pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples are used to make each pie?
0.55 pounds or 11/20 pounds of apples are used
As the size of the divisor increases, the quotient gets ____.
Smaller
How many 3/4s are in 2? Write a multiplication equation, a division equation, and solve for the answer.
2/ 3/4 =?
3/4 x ? =2
2 2/3 or 8/3
Create a diagram to represent 20/4=5
20 at the top, 4 boxes each filled with 5
One sprite is equal to 32 ounces. How many bottles of sprite are in 128 ounces?
4 bottles
Draw and label a diagram for the following scenario: To make 4 bracelets, it takes 2/3 a bag of beads. How much of the bag is needed for each bracelet?
Diagram: 4 bracelets at the top, 4 boxes filled with 1/6, and 2/3 bag of beads at the bottom
Solve the following: a / 1/b =
ab or a x b
Five bags of hot cheetos cost $38. How much does each bag of hot cheetos cost? Write a division equation, multiplication equation, and find the cost of each bag.
$38/5=?
5 x ? = $38
$7.60 per bag
To grow 6 tomato plants, a gardener uses 3/4 of a bag of soil.
How much soil does it take to grow 1 tomato plant? Create a diagram, multiplication equation, division equation, and find the answer.
Diagram: 3/4 bag of soil at the top, 6 boxes filled with 1/8, and 6 tomato plants at the bottom
3/4 / 6 =?
3/4 x ? = 6
1/8 soil to grow 1 tomato plant
What is the rule we learned today and how can we use it to solve 3/2 / 2/5?
Rule = n x b / a
3/2 x 5 / 2 which equals 15/4