Understanding Division with Fractions

Understanding Division with Fractions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

4th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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The video tutorial explains how to divide fractions, starting with the terminology: dividend, divisor, and quotient. It demonstrates the process using the example 3 divided by 1/4, converting the whole number to a fraction, and applying the 'keep, change, flip' method. The tutorial concludes by showing how to verify the result by multiplying the quotient by the divisor to ensure it equals the dividend.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used for the number being divided in a division problem?

Dividend

Quotient

Fraction

Divisor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the division problem 3 divided by 1/4, what is the divisor?

3

1/4

12

1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving a division problem involving fractions?

Multiply the fractions

Add the fractions

Convert the whole number to a fraction

Subtract the fractions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'keep, change, flip' method involve?

Keeping the dividend, changing the divisor, flipping the operation

Keeping the divisor, changing the operation, flipping the dividend

Keeping the dividend, changing the operation, flipping the divisor

Keeping the operation, changing the dividend, flipping the divisor

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After applying 'keep, change, flip', what operation is performed?

Addition

Multiplication

Division

Subtraction

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of multiplying 3 by 4 in the example problem?

7

4

12

1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you verify the result of a division problem involving fractions?

Divide the dividend by the quotient

Multiply the quotient by the divisor

Subtract the quotient from the dividend

Add the quotient and divisor

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should the product of the quotient and divisor equal if the division is correct?

Dividend

Divisor

Fraction

Quotient