Name
Reteaching
6-1
Fractions and Division
Write _58 as a division expression.
Write 3 ! 8 as a fraction.
Think: _18 of 5 wholes.
Think: 3 wholes divided into 8 equal parts.
Each part is equal to _38.
0
5
8
1
2
3
4
5
0
3
8
1
2
3
Shortcut: The numerator is 5, so the dividend is 5.
The denominator is 8, so the divisor is 8.
Shortcut: The dividend is 3, so the numerator is 3.
The divisor is 8, so the denominator is 8.
So _58 " 5 ! 8.
So 3 ! 8 " _38 .
Write a division expression for each fraction.
1. _14
0
1
4
1
2. _25
3. _78
3
4. __
10
5. _57
4
6. __
15
10
7. __
13
Write each division expression as a fraction.
8. 4 ! 5
9. 2 ! 3
11. 1 ! 6
12. 9 ! 10
10. 2 ! 9
13. 11 ! 12
14. Writing to Explain Explain how to write seventeen divided by
twenty as a division expression and as a fraction.
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You can think of fractions as division: The numerator is the same as the
dividend and the denominator is the same as the divisor.
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Topic 6
Name
Reteaching
6-1
Fractions and Division
Write _58 as a division expression.
Write 3 ! 8 as a fraction.
Think: _18 of 5 wholes.
Think: 3 wholes divided into 8 equal parts.
Each part is equal to _38.
0
5
8
1
2
3
4
5
0
3
8
1
2
3
Shortcut: The numerator is 5, so the dividend is 5.
The denominator is 8, so the divisor is 8.
Shortcut: The dividend is 3, so the numerator is 3.
The divisor is 8, so the denominator is 8.
So _58 " 5 ! 8.
So 3 ! 8 " _38 .
Write a division expression for each fraction.
1!4
1. _14
2!5
5!7
2. _25
5. _57
1
4
0
3. _78
4
6. __
15
7!8
4 ! 15
1
3
4. __
10
10
7. __
13
Write each division expression as a fraction.
8. 4 ! 5
11. 1 ! 6
_
4
5
9. 2 ! 3
6
12. 9 ! 10
_
1
_
2
3
10. 2 ! 9
10
13. 11 ! 12
__
9
3 ! 10
10 ! 13
_
2
9
__
11
12
14. Writing to Explain Explain how to write seventeen divided by
twenty as a division expression and as a fraction.
Sample answer: Write symbols for the words:
17 ! 20. Use the dividend as the numerator
and the divisor as the denominator to write a
17 .
fraction: __
20
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© Pearson Education, Inc. 6
Reteaching 6-1
You can think of fractions as division: The numerator is the same as the
dividend and the denominator is the same as the divisor.