1. Dividing a Whole Number by a fraction
CHEESE BAR MODELS
Dividing a Whole Number by a fraction
Let’s Be Rational- CMP3

2. CHEESE BAR MODEL – EXAMPLE 1
𝟑 ÷ 𝟏 𝟐 =𝟔 1 2 3 4 5 6
How many “halves” are in the 3 cheese bars?

3. CHEESE BAR MODEL – EXAMPLE 2
𝟑 ÷ 𝟏 𝟑 =𝟗 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
How many “thirds” are in the 3 cheese bars?

4. CHEESE BAR MODEL – EXAMPLE 3
𝟑 ÷ 𝟐 𝟑 =𝟒 𝟏 𝟐 1 2 3 4
𝟏 𝟐
How many “two-thirds” are in the 3 cheese bars?

5. CHEESE BAR MODEL – EXAMPLE 4
1 ÷ 𝟑 𝟒 =𝟏 𝟏 𝟑 1
𝟏 𝟑
How many “three-fourths” are in the 1 cheese bar?