The Number System and Rational Quantities · Number and Operations

Fractional Division and Reciprocals

Moving beyond rote algorithms to understand what it means to divide a quantity by a part of a whole.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why does dividing by a fraction often result in a quotient larger than the dividend?
  2. 2What is the relationship between multiplication and division when using reciprocals?
  3. 3How can we visually model the division of a fraction by another fraction?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Number - Grade 6
Grade: Grade 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Number System and Rational Quantities
Period: Number and Operations

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