joannqn Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 This is my reading student. I also help her with her homework on Mondays, but I'm drawing a blank on this problem. The directions is to answer the division problem and draw it to prove it. I can get the answer easy enough, but I have no idea how to draw it. 1 2/3 divided by 5. How do you draw that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I would draw two circles (or squares or rectangles) and color in 1 2/3. Then, using a different color, divide the coloured area into 5 equal parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Two pizzas, divided into thirds with dark lines, lightly shade or color one pizza and 2/3 of the second one. Then draw those five thirds as five separate pizza slices slightly removed from the center of the circles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I guess I'm the only one who doesn't think in terms of circles. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I guess I'm the only one who doesn't think in terms of circles. :D RS Math approaches fractions similar to the way you did in your post & it makes so much more sense to me. It's much easier to see/understand fractions greater than one, and comparing fraction sizes is much easier as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Use a bar diagram. Divide everything into thirds and then divide the thirds into fifths and color one fifth of every third. You get five fifths of a third with is one third. Or you can draw a bar diagram that shows that 1 2/3 is the same as 5/3 and one fifth (the same as divided by five) of that is 1/3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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