Understanding Fractions and Whole Number Division

What is the essential question addressed in this lesson?

• How to multiply fractions by whole numbers.

• How to divide fractions by solving a related multiplication sentence.

• How to add fractions with different denominators.

• How to subtract whole numbers from fractions.

If three friends share a quarter pound of beads equally, what fraction of a pound does each friend get?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/12

• 1/8

In the example of dividing a quarter pound of beads, how many equal parts is the rectangle divided into?

• 15

• 9

• 6

• 12

How many 1/3 pound turkey burgers can be made from nine pounds of ground turkey?

• 36

• 18

• 27

• 9

What does the model show when dividing by two?

• It is the same as multiplying by 2.

• It is the same as subtracting 1/2.

• It is the same as multiplying by 1/2.

• It is the same as adding 2.

What is the result of dividing 1/4 by 2?

• 1/4

• 1/16

• 1/8

• 1/2

How does the model show that dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by 2?

• By showing six equal groups.

• By showing eight equal groups.

• By showing four equal groups.

• By showing two equal groups.

When dividing a fraction by a whole number greater than one, how does the quotient compare to the dividend?

• The quotient is less than the dividend.

• The quotient is greater than the dividend.

• The quotient is equal to the dividend.

• The quotient is unrelated to the dividend.

What happens to the quotient when you divide a whole number by a fraction less than one?

• The quotient is unrelated to the whole number.

• The quotient is greater than the whole number.

• The quotient is equal to the whole number.

• The quotient is less than the whole number.

What is the relationship between the quotient and dividend when dividing by whole numbers greater than one?

• The quotient is always less.

• The quotient is always greater.

• The quotient is sometimes greater.

• The quotient is sometimes less.