In this Grade 5 Eureka Math lesson from Chapter 20: Fractions as Division, students solve word problems involving the division of whole numbers where quotients are expressed as fractions or mixed numbers. Through tape diagrams and real-world contexts like dividing fabric or ice cream equally, students practice interpreting the whole and the divisor to write answers such as 2/5 or 2/3. Fluency activities reinforce related skills including writing division sentences as fractions and converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.
Section 1
Modeling Division with Tape Diagrams
A tape diagram models a division problem, , by representing the dividend () as the total length of a tape.
The tape is then partitioned into equal units, where is the divisor.
The value of each unit represents the quotient, .
Section 2
Assess the Reasonableness of a Fractional Answer
To check if a fractional answer from a division problem is reasonable, compare the dividend () and the divisor ():
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Section 1
Modeling Division with Tape Diagrams
A tape diagram models a division problem, , by representing the dividend () as the total length of a tape.
The tape is then partitioned into equal units, where is the divisor.
The value of each unit represents the quotient, .
Section 2
Assess the Reasonableness of a Fractional Answer
To check if a fractional answer from a division problem is reasonable, compare the dividend () and the divisor ():
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