Fractions as Relationships and Operations · Number & Operations-Fractions

Dividing Unit Fractions and Whole Numbers

Exploring the relationship between division and multiplication through fractional parts.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to the size of a piece when you divide a unit fraction by a whole number?
  2. 2How can we use a visual model to show division by a fraction?
  3. 3Why is dividing by a number the same as multiplying by its reciprocal?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.B.7
Grade: 5th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Fractions as Relationships and Operations
Period: Number & Operations-Fractions

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