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Dividing Fractions by Wholes

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Dividing Fractions by Wholes

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🎯 I Can Statement

I can divide fractions by whole numbers using models and number sentences.

📚 Part 1: Understanding Division of Fractions

1. When we divide a fraction by a whole number, what happens to the size of each piece?

It gets bigger

It gets smaller

It stays the same

2. What does ¾ ÷ 3 mean?

Take ¾ and split it into 3 equal parts

Add ¾ three times

Multiply ¾ by 3

3. If you have ½ cup of juice and divide it equally between 2 people, how much does each person get?

¼ cup

½ cup

1 cup

✏️ Part 2: Solving Division Problems

4. Solve: ¾ ÷ 3 = _______
5. Solve: ½ ÷ 2 = _______
6. Draw a model to show ⅔ ÷ 2:

Answer: ⅔ ÷ 2 = _______

🍰 Part 3: Story Problems

7. Maria has ¾ cup of cake batter. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much batter will each friend get?

Each friend gets _______ cup of batter.

8. A pizza is cut so that ⅝ remains. If 4 people share the remaining pizza equally, what fraction of the whole pizza does each person get?

Each person gets _______ of the whole pizza.

9. Extension Challenge: If ¾ ÷ 3 = ¼, what do you think ¾ ÷ 6 equals? Explain your reasoning.

🎯 Exit Ticket Reflection

10. Complete this sentence: When I divide a fraction by a whole number, the answer is _________ than the original fraction because _________________.
11. What strategy helps you most when dividing fractions by whole numbers?

Drawing pictures or models

Thinking about sharing equally

Using number sentences

Relating to real-life situations

📝 Answer Key

1. It gets smaller

2. Take ¾ and split it into 3 equal parts

3. ¼ cup

4. ¼

5. ¼

6. ⅓ (Students should draw ⅔ divided into 2 equal parts)

7. ¼ cup

8. 5/32 of the whole pizza

9. 1/8; Sample reasoning: If we divide by a larger number, we get smaller pieces

10. smaller; we are splitting the fraction into more parts

11. Various answers acceptable

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