Exploring Fraction Creation through Division

What problem did the narrator and his wife face with the soap bars?

• They couldn't decide which soap to use first.

• They didn't like the scents.

• They wanted to share the soap bars.

• They wanted to experience all the scents without sharing.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What was the wife's initial idea to solve the soap sharing problem?

• To buy more soap bars.

• To cut the soap bars into equal halves.

• To use the soap bars on alternate days.

• To mix the scents together.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

How did the wife plan to divide the soap bars?

• By using a carving saw or knife.

• By breaking them with hands.

• By melting and reshaping them.

• By using a ruler and marker.

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CCSS.1.G.A.3

After dividing the soap bars, how many halves did the narrator have?

• 4 halves

• 3 halves

• 2 halves

• 1 half

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CCSS.1.G.A.3

What fraction of the soap bars did the narrator end up with?

• 1/2

• 2/2

• 4/2

• 3/2

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

How can 3 divided by 2 be represented in another way?

• 3 minus 2

• 3 plus 2

• 3 times 1/2

• 3 times 2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

What mathematical operation did the narrator use to explain the division?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

What is the reciprocal of 2?

• 1/2

• 3/1

• 2/1

• 1/3

What interesting result did the narrator find from the soap example?

• 3 divided by 2 is the same as 3 times 1/2

• 3 divided by 2 is the same as 3 plus 2

• 3 divided by 2 is the same as 3 minus 2

• 3 divided by 2 is the same as 3 times 2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

What is the final fraction of soap bars each person has?

• 2/2

• 1/2

• 4/2

• 3/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2