5.NR.3.1 Relating Fractions to Division

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What is a fraction?

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A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator (the number of parts) and 'b' is the denominator (the total number of equal parts).

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How do you divide a whole into equal parts using fractions?

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To divide a whole into equal parts, you can use fractions by determining how many equal parts you want and representing that as a fraction of the whole.

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What does the numerator in a fraction represent?

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The numerator represents the number of parts you have or are considering out of the total parts.

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What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

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The denominator represents the total number of equal parts that make up a whole.

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How can you express division using fractions?

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Division can be expressed using fractions by writing 'a divided by b' as 'a/b'.

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If you have 6 gallons of water and you want to share it equally among 5 friends, how much does each friend get?

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Each friend gets 6/5 gallons or 1 1/5 gallons.

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What is the result of dividing 8 miles into 3 equal parts?

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Each part is 8/3 miles.

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If you have 3 pounds of peanuts and you want to divide them into 5 bags, how much is in each bag?

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Each bag contains 3/5 pound of peanuts.

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What is the fraction that represents 2 divided by 3?

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The fraction is 2/3.

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If a farmer has 3 pounds of chicken feed and divides it into 4 bags, how much is in each bag?

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Each bag contains 3/4 pound of chicken feed.