VLOG 7: Division of Fractions (Flow)

A. Activity (sample convo, can be modified or revised fully)

Jiam: Bro, bro. Di ko to magets!
Ute: Hah? Bakit? May calculator na nga di mo pa magets?
Jiam: Dinidivide ko lang naman yung 20 ng ¼.
Ute: Oh tapos?
Jiam: Eh bakit imbis na lumiit yung sagot, lumalaki pa, eh divide nga? Bakit 80 yung
lumalabas?
Ute: Di kaya may sira yang calculator mo?
Jiam: Hmmmmm. Di ko rin alam eh. Kaya nga tinatanong kita:
Ute: Tanungin natin audience natin. Bakit imbis na mas maliit sa 20, mas lalo pang lumaki
ang result kapag ito ay dinivide by ¼?

B. Analysis
Jiam: Anong sabi nila?
Ute: Parang alam nila. At ako, alam ko rin!
Jiam: Talaga? Paano?
Ute: Ganito kasi yon. Sa isang kilo ng asukal. Ilang ½ meron?
Jiam: Dalawa!
Ute: Tama! At mas Malaki ang 2 sa 1 diba?
Jiam: OO nga no!
Ute: O eto pa, Ilang ¼ ang meron sa 1 kilo ng sugar?
Jiam: hmmmm. Apat!
Ute: Tama, four! And mas malaki nanaman yun kesa one. Diba?
Jiam: Ay! Parang nagegets ko na!
Ute: Kung iisipin mong Mabuti, yung dinidivide mo kanina na 20 divided by 4 ay para ring 20
x 4.
Jiam: Ay oo nga no. Parang andali lang pala. So imbis na maging mas maliit na number, pag
20 divided by ¼ magiging, 20 x 4 equals 20! Wow. Ang galling!

C. Abstraction
 Tell the viewers that it will be easier to understand division of fractions if they
already know (or mastered) multiplication of fractions.
 1 1
 How do we divide fractions, say ÷ ? (It can also be re-stated as, how
2 4

1 1
many ’ s can we get from ?)
4 2
1 1
 We can easily tell that there are two ’s in . But how do we get 2,
4 2
mathematically?
 In dividing fractions, it is important to note the following procedures. Let us

1 1
use ÷ as our example.
2 4
1
 First, we need to determine the reciprocal of the divisor
4
 Define reciprocals (The reciprocal of a number refers to the
multiplicative inverse of the given number. When a given number and
its reciprocal is multiplied, the product is 1)
2∧1
 are reciprocals
2
3
∧4
 4 are reciprocals
3
1 8
 the reciprocal of is ∨simply 8
8 1
1 4
So, in the reciprocal of is or simply 4
4 1
1
 Next, change the operation to multiplication and multiply the dividend by
2

1 4
the reciprocal of which is ∨4
4 1
1 1 1 4
÷ → ×
2 4 2 1
 Since the operation is already multiplication, we can now simply multiply the
numerators, and then the denominators.
1 1 1 4 1×4 4
÷ → × = =
2 4 2 1 2× 1 2
4
 Simplifying our answer, we have =2
2
 Let’s have another example.
 2 1
Suppose a small box of cereal contains 12 cups of cereal. How many 1
3 3
cup servings are in the box?
 This problem involves division of fractions. So, understanding the
situation will help us in solving the given problem
2 1
 From the given data, we have 12 ÷1
3 3
 These are mixed numbers. There is still a need for us to write these as
improper fraction.
2 1 38 4
12 ÷1 → ÷
3 3 3 3
 Now that all the mix numbers are written as an improper fractions, we
can now divide these fractions following the procedure we did in our
previous example
4 3
 First, we need the reciprocal of the divisor . It’s reciprocal is
3 4
38
 Change the operation to multiplication and multiply the dividend by
3

4 3
the reciprocal of , which is
3 4
38 4 38 3
÷ → ×
3 3 3 4
 From here, we can already divide common factors from the numerator
and denominator
19 1
38 4 38 3
÷ → ×
3 3 3 4
1 2

 Now, we can multiply the remaining factors with ease.

19× 1 19
=
1× 2 2
19 1 1
 There are (or 9 ) 1 −cup servings in the box.
2 2 3
 Provide other examples whenever necessary.
 [generalize when needed]

D. Application
 Tell the viewers that now it’s their time to answer problems regarding division
of fractions.
 Provide problems about division of fractions.
 Checking/discussing of the answer is an option