1. Dividing Fractions A Visual Lesson

2. Some of you know what to do… BUT most of you don’t know why.

3. True or False When you multiply a number by another number, your product will always be larger than your factors.

4. Multiplication with Whole Numbers 4 sets of 3

5. Multiplication with Fractions 1212 2323 2626

6. True or False When you divide a number by another number, your quotient will always be smaller than your dividend.

7. Division with Whole Numbers 6  2 = ? How many sets of 2 fit into 6? 

8. How many 1/2s go into 2/3? Division with Fractions

9. True or False When you multiply a number by another number, your product will always be larger than your factors. When you divide a number by another number, your quotient will always be smaller than your dividend.

10. 1414 1818 

11. How many 1/8s make a 1/4? 1 2

12. Division as Equivalent Fractions Another thing you could do is ask yourself: How many 1/8 parts make up 1/4? 1414 ? 8

13. 1414 1818  8181 x

14. 1414 8181 x 1 x 8 4 x 1 8484 8484 8  4 =

15. Need Proof? ABCDABCD ABAB CDCD 

16. ABCDABCD x DCDCDCDC A D B C C D D C x x

17. A D B C C D D C x x A D B C x CD DC A D B C x

18. You have half a carton of eggs. How many of the eggs (each egg is 1/12 of the cartoon) can you fit into half a carton of eggs? 1/2  1/12 = 6 OR1/2 * 12/1 = 12/2 = 6

19. Division as Equivalent Fractions Another thing you could do is ask yourself: How many 1/12 parts make up 1/2? 1212 ? 12