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Division of Fractions
In Unit 2, students learn the relationship between fractions and division.
Unit 2 for the next few weeks focuses on interpreting fractions as division. Equal sharing with area models (both concrete and pictorial) provides students with an opportunity to understand division of whole numbers with answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers (e.g., seven brownies shared by three girls, three pizzas shared by four people). Discussion also includes remainders as a fraction. Tape diagrams provide a linear model of these problems. Students also solve real-world problems and generate story contexts for visual models.
Students will be asked - • “How are a numerator and a dividend related?”
(A numerator and dividend are the same because they are both what is being divided.)
• “How are a denominator and a divisor related?”
(A denominator and divisor are the same because they are both how it is being divided.)
The students need to understand the following true statements:
