Dividing Fractions

Step 1, How to Divide

Quick Review on Multiplication
X = 3/6 or
Important Note: Can not reduce before switch
How to divide: Give students an example question
Example 1
6/7 2/7 = 3
What does this equal
6/7 X 7/2 = 3
It is the same
Example 2
14/6 7/3 = 2/2 = 1
What does this equal
14/6 X 3/7= 42/42 = 1
Once again it is the same number
Now ask the students what the connects the first
and second equation
How to divide
Leave the first fraction the same, flip the second and
multiply
15/4 3/2 = 5/2

How do divide a mixed number

1 2 = (Turn it into an Improper, then do same
steps as above)

Wipe Boards

1/2 3/4 24/25

35/52 15/32 2/3

2/3 68/15 28/15

32/9 27/52 63/63

15/16 28/75 40/7

Deal or No Deal
Each Case will have an equation, if you get the equation
right you will open the case. There will be 10 cases per
team, if you get the question right you get to decide if u
are going to keep the case or give it to the other teach
Case 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Numb
er
Proble
m

Soluti 161/216 21/1 103/31 295/96 95/46 71/11 83/11

on 10 8 2 4
1,000, 5,00 100,0 400,0 10,0 100 50,0
000 0 00 00 00 $ 00

Case 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Num
ber
Probl
em

Soluti 80/87 37/66 115/14 21/10 7/18 40/ 7/5

on 4 7
Mone 500, 1$ 200, 500, 25,0 5 1,000,
y
000 000 000 00 000

Case 15 16 17 18 19 20
Num
ber
Probl
em
Soluti 36/5 35/ 55/4 27/64
on 54 8
Mone 50 50 75,0 1,000, 1,0 300,
y
0 00 000 00 000