Assignment: Fraction Division Applications
Due Wednesday, December 16
This worksheet is intended to give both practice dividing fractions AND experience seeing how fraction division problems are worded.
The thing about fraction division problems is that the wording is really tricky. This worksheet provides a variety of wording for identifying when a problem should be divided. Trust me, they are all division!
*I highly recommend they take notes on the wording in their Notes Book!
So how can you help?
Assuming they have the steps of dividing fractions down, focus on the wording. You KNOW these are division problems, so help them imagine the scenario that requires division to solve.
One type of example I gave in class was of someone running 10 miles and needing to stop every 3/4 of a mile to get water. So you need to "divide" the mile into 3/4 mile sections to figure out how many times they stop for water. It's awkward, but it's how you imagine the need to divide. You could have them draw a long line representing 10 miles, then section off the water stops and put a marker at each for the equation 10 divided by 3/4. In general, you will find situations a larger thing that needs to be sectioned into smaller segments. They often involve measurement of some type, but not always!
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