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Lesson 5 - Visualizing Division of Fraction

When 6 squares are divided into halves, there are 12 pieces. The document shows the visual method of dividing 6 squares into halves, resulting in 12 smaller pieces. It then explains the written method, where dividing fractions is represented as multiplication, with the divisor changed to its reciprocal. Both the visual and written methods are demonstrated with examples, illustrating division of fractions as changing the operation to multiplication.

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Lesson 5 - Visualizing Division of Fraction

When 6 squares are divided into halves, there are 12 pieces. The document shows the visual method of dividing 6 squares into halves, resulting in 12 smaller pieces. It then explains the written method, where dividing fractions is represented as multiplication, with the divisor changed to its reciprocal. Both the visual and written methods are demonstrated with examples, illustrating division of fractions as changing the operation to multiplication.

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Visualizing Division of

Fractions
LESSON 5
I have six squares and I want to divide each of them into
halves. How many pieces would I have after?

Look at how these six squares are


divided into halves below.

How many squares do I have at the start?

Into how many parts do I want to have?

Can you give the number sentence and show how to


solve the problem?
1. VISUAL METHOD
Step 1

Look, when 6 is divided by


½, it becomes 12.
Step 2

Observe that in the visual method, the squares are


divided into halves which makes 12 one halves.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  
2  
2  
Therefore, when 6 is divided by ½, it becomes 12.
Right?
Very well. Now let us try to see how the written
method is done.
2. Written Method

 
n
Note that and are reciprocals
 6 2  
¿ x
1 1
 
Take note also that whole number 6 when turned into
  6𝑥2 fraction takes 1 as its denominator, so,
¿
1𝑥1
The example above shows you that when we divide
fractions, we simply change the operation into multiplication
 
or 12 (see the arrow above) then inverse the multiplier into its
reciprocal fraction and proceed into multiplication of fractions.
VISUAL and WRITTEN METHOD

Illustration Solution

 
1 3
 

÷
2 8  
= or or 1
VISUAL and WRITTEN METHOD

Illustration Solution

 
 
1 5
÷
4 12  
= or
TRY THESE!
Illustrate and find the quotient.
Given Illustrate through a Solution/Answer
Drawing

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