Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to multiply and divide fractions. Apply and extend previous understandings of division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. (Students able to multiply fractions in general can develop strategies to divide fractions in general, by reasoning about the relationship between multiplication and division. But division of a fraction by a fraction is not a requirement at this grade.)
Related Lessons
5th Grade
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
Lesson 22
Use visual models and equations to solve problems involving multiplying and dividing fractions. Use models & equations to solve problems involving multiplying and dividing fractions.
5th Grade
Division: Unit Fractions
Lesson 15
Use visual models to solve problems with division to divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions. Use visual models to solve problems with division of unit fractions & whole numbers.
