Reporting Remainders as Fractions

The video tutorial explains how to handle division problems with remainders, focusing on converting remainders into fractions. It uses practical examples, such as dividing apples into bags, to illustrate the concept. The tutorial also highlights common mistakes students make when reporting remainders as fractions and provides guidance on avoiding these errors. By the end of the lesson, students will understand how to report remainders as fractions and the importance of correctly identifying numerators and denominators.

What is the remainder when 12 is divided by 4?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

If you have 27 apples and each bag holds 4 apples, how many full bags can you make?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

How do you express the remainder of 3 apples when dividing 27 apples into bags of 4?

• 3/4

• 3/1

• 4/3

• 1/3

What is a common mistake when writing remainders as fractions?

• Forgetting to include the whole number part

• Writing the fraction upside down

• Using the divisor as the numerator

• Using the remainder as the denominator

In the context of division, what does the denominator in a fraction represent?

• The total number of units

• The total number of parts in one unit

• The number of remaining parts

• The number of full units