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.
- 4
1
2 10.^3
1
3 11.
4
5
1
5 12. 1
8
0 1
2
0
- 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
.
- 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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