6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Write a division sentence for each diagram.

How many halves are in 3? How many fourths are in 4?

How many 


1

6


s are in 
^5

6


? How many 
^2

8


s are in 
^6

8


?

Draw a diagram to show each division. Write each quotient.

Explain how your drawing illustrates the division.

9. 4 
   
   1
   2
   10.^3 
   

1

3 
 11.

4

5 


1

5 
 12. 
 1

8

0 

 1

2

0 

13. 2 
    
    2
    6
    14.^3 
    

3

7 
 15.^1 

1

6 
 16.^1 

3

6 

17.Draw diagrams to help you divide by the unit fractions

in these exercises: (a) 2
^1

2


; (b) 1
^1

3


; (c) 3
^1

5


.

18. Write a rule in your Math Journal that tells what
    happens when you divide a whole number by a unit fraction.

A unit fraction is

a fraction with a

numerator of 1.

0

1

6

1 0

2

8

1

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