The Number System

Day 7
Van Siclen Community Middle School
Mr. E Grade 6 Mathematics

Class 602/603/604/605
November 2014

Todays Lesson Link

www.tinyurl.com/vscmath62

Do Now 4 minutes

A) How many

1
4

are in 3? You may use a model.

B) How many

4
9

are in 9?

How many

1
3

cups of orange juice are in 2 cups of orange juice? Show your work.

Lesson Overview

So far weve been using a lot of

models in order to solve problems.
Today, we are going to stop using
them in favor of a much faster
way.

Reciprocal/Multiplicative Inverse Two numbers

whose product is equal to 1 are reciprocals of
one another.

Today we will learn about using

multiplicative inverses to
understand why division with
fractions also works as
multiplication.

Example:

Today we will use fraction strips to

divide fractions by fractions and
make this easier to understand.

because

2
3

2
3

and

3
2

are multiplicative inverses

x 2 = 1.
1

Example #2 4 and 4 are multiplicative

inverses because

4
1

x 4 = 1.

Write your own! 2 minutes

Take 1 minute to write three of your own multiplicative inverses.

One of your examples include a whole number.

Is their product equal to 1?

Dividing Fractions with a Model

3
4

Why are there 5 boxes in this model?

In other words, of what number is ? (We can also say is equal to of

5
4
4
5
what number?)

How many boxes of the model above should be shaded in? How do you know?

Now two boxes are shaded. What fraction do these shaded boxes represent?
How do you know?

2
5

Dividing Fractions with a Model 5 minutes

3
4

3
4

2
5

3
4

If 2 units = , how much is 1 unit? How do we know?

What is the answer? (What is the sum of all 5 units?)

How did we find the answer?

Dividing Fractions with a Model - Recap

3
4

3
4

2
5

3
8

3
4

1
2

So 1 unit is half of

Since 1 unit is 8 , 5 units =

So 4

1
2

15
8

3
8

3
8

or 1

7
8

3
4

3
8

3
8

x5=

=( x )=

15
8

or 1

7
8

3
8

3
8

Dividing Fractions with a Model - Recap

3
4

3
4

2
5

3
8

1
2

3
4

3
8

3
8

3
8

Solve: ( x

Solve:

Are these both equal?

What can we say about the following two problems?

3
4

x 5) = __________

3
8

x (2 x 5) = __________
3
4

5 and

3
4

x2

Invert and Multiply.

This way to solve division with fractions is called invert and multiply.

We only invert the SECOND fraction (the divisor), not the first one (dividend).

Example:

Dividing Fractions with a Model 4 minutes

We need to find out..does the invert and multiply rule always work?

Lets solve

1) How many boxes should your model have? How many boxes should we
shade in?

2) What fraction do each of these shaded boxes represent?

3) What is the answer?

4) Use the invert and multiply rule. Is the answer the same?

1
4

2
3

using a model.

Dividing Fractions with a Model 4

minutes
2
3

3
4

Solve

by using a model AND by using the invert and multiply rule.

Compare both of your answers.

Are the answers the same?

What did we learn?

Dividing fractions by fractions is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal.

In the future, we can use models or the invert and multiply rule to solve
division with fraction questions.

Homework Due November 19, 2014

Finding reciprocals

Comparing models to the invert and multiply rule.