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Problem:
I have 6 cookies. I put
two (2) cookies in a bag.
How many bags do I need?
Pictorial
Representation
I say
I write
I can write as
62=3
1
2 = 2 bags
1 2
2
x
or 2
with half a 1
1
1
cookie
each
1 =4 bags
2
2 with half a
cookie each
2 2
4
x
or 4
1 1
1
A serving is
1
2
I write:
1
2
= 4
2
TASK 2
1
2
1. A serving is
2. A serving is
3. A serving is
3. A serving is
1
Tony cuts a
meter piece of wood and
2
1
meter
2
1
m
6
1
m
6
1
m
6
In the above picture, the extra orange boxes have been colored
green to show that they are outside the bounded area. We now
have to figure out how many sets of 5 (from area 15) we have.
Closing Activity
Make an illustration to find each quotient. Express your
answer in lowest terms.
1.
2.
2
1
= _______
3
4
5
1
= _______
7
12
2
1
= _______
13
5
3
5
7.
= _______
4
7
6.
4
2
3.
= _______
13
13
1
2
8.
= _______
12
13
5
5
4.
= _______
22
11
9.
2
5
= _______
13
12
2
5
= _______
5
18
10.
3
1
= _______
4
2
5.
1
2
Divisor
6
12
2
5
2
6
3
5
1
7
3
1
4
4
5
=
5
12
5
3
4
2
2. 2 2
= [] 8
5
7
5
1. [ ] 2
3
5
1
1
= 3
7
12
12
1
3
3
2
2
4.
= []
5
7
2
4
3. [ ] 2
1
2
4
3
1
3. [ ] 1
=
12
5
5