Topic 9: Apply Understanding of Division to Divide Fractions

Fractions Review

Convert mixed numbers and improper fractions.

Unit Fractions

Cross-Simplify Fractions Before Solving

Lesson 1: Fractions and Division

In this lesson we learned how fractions are related to division.

Language: Rewrite fractions as division expressions.

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Lesson 2: Fractions and Mixed Numbers as Quotients

In this lesson we implemented division of fractions to show quotients as fractions and mixed numbers.

Language: Write quotients as fractions and mixed numbers.

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Lesson 3: Use Multiplication to Divide

In this lesson we used multiplication to divide a whole number by a unit fraction. We also learned a strategy called "Keep, Change, Flip" to rewrite fraction division as multiplication.

Language: Explain and write to show how multiplication can be used to check division.

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Lesson 4: Divide Whole Numbers by Unit Fractions

In this lesson we used models, such as pictorial models or a number line, to show dividing a whole number by a unit fraction.

Language: Use and draw models to explain how to divide a whole number by a unit fraction.

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Lesson 5: Divide Unit Fractions by Non-Zero Whole Numbers

In this lesson we used models to divide unit fractions by non-zero whole numbers.

Language: Use and draw models to explain how to divide a unit fraction by a whole number.

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Lesson 6: Divide Whole Numbers and Unit Fractions

In this lesson we used models and algorithms to divide whole numbers and unit fractions.

Language: Use models and algorithms to divide whole numbers and unit fractions.

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Lesson 7: Solve Problems Using Division

In this lesson we solved multi-step problems involving division with unit fractions.

Language: Read multi-step division problems to identify how the steps are connected.

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Lesson 8: Problem Solving: Repeated Reasoning

In this lesson we noticed repetition in calculations and generalized about how to divide whole numbers and unit fractions.

Language: Explain ways to repeat methods from one problem to another when dividing whole numbers and unit fractions.

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