Fractions

Dividing Fractions:

• We will not be teaching the traditional "invert and multiply" trick in 5th grade (this will come in 6th grade). We will be using visual models to represent the division. Dividing fractions will be limited to unit fractions, which are fractions that have 1 as the numerator. We will be working with...
  • Whole numbers divided by a unit fraction (ex. 4 divided by 1/3). Click here to watch a video explaining this.
  • Unit fractions divided by a whole number (ex. 1/5 divided by 2). Click here to watch a video explaining this.