Reteaching
Name
6-3
Understanding Division of
Fractions
Divide a fraction by a whole number.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Find _​ 18 ​4 4.
Use a model to show _​ 18 ​.
1
32
Divide each eighth into 4 equal parts.
1   ​ 
1  ​. 
Each section shows ​ _____
5 __
​ 32
(8 3 4)
1  ​. 
_
​ 18 ​4 4 5 __
​ 32
Solve each division sentence. Use a model to help.
1. 3 4 _​ 13 ​5
3. 16 4 _​ 14 ​5
9
64
2.​ _15 ​4 4 5
4.​ _17 ​4 8 5
__
1  ​ 
​ 20
1  ​ 
​ __
56
Find each quotient. Use a model if you wish.
Simplify if possible.
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9    
9
1
_
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6.​ 10  ​ 4 10 5 100
5. 3 4 ​ 2 ​5 __
1  ​ 
​ 
​​ 
1
_
7. ​ 5 ​4 3 5 15
6
__
__
3
1  ​ 
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3
1
1
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8.​    ​ 4 2 5 32 9. 5 4 ​   ​5 15
10. ​   ​4 6 5 12
16
11. 8 4 _​ 14 ​5 3
2
__
6
7 
7  ​ 4 4 5 __
32​ 
12.​ __
13. _​ 67 ​4 7 5   ​ 
12
48  ​​ 
49
14. Draw a Picture The square dancing club meets for 3 hours. Every _​ 34 ​hour, the
dancers change partners. How many different partners will each dancer have in one
meeting? Draw a picture to show your solution.
3 4 _​ 34 ​5 4; 4 partners. Check students’ drawings.
15. Writing to Explain Explain why the quotient of two fractions less
than 1 is always greater than either fraction.
The quotient is always greater than the fractions because
you are dividing by a number less than one.
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