Connecting Fractions to Division Concepts

The video explains the relationship between fractions and division, demonstrating how fractions can be expressed as division expressions and vice versa. It uses practical examples, such as sharing desserts and dividing pizza slices, to illustrate these concepts. The video concludes by reinforcing that all fractions are division problems where the numerator is divided by the denominator.

What will you learn in this video?

• How to subtract fractions

• How to add fractions

• How to multiply fractions

• How to write fractions as division expressions and vice versa

If one dessert is shared among four students, how much dessert does each student get?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/5

• 1/2

In the equation 1 divided by 4 equals x, what does the number 1 represent?

• The divisor

• The quotient

• The denominator

• The dividend

How can you write 1 divided by 4 as a fraction?

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

If three desserts are shared among four students, how much dessert does each student get?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

In the equation 3 divided by 4 equals x, what does the number 3 represent?

• The denominator

• The dividend

• The quotient

• The divisor

How can you write 3 divided by 4 as a fraction?

• 3/2

• 3/3

• 3/4

• 3/5

If eleven tomato slices are shared among three pizzas, how many slices does each pizza get?

• 3 and 2/3

• 3 and 1/3

• 3 and 1/2

• 3 and 1/4

In the equation 11 divided by 3 equals x, what does the number 11 represent?

• The denominator

• The dividend

• The quotient

• The divisor

How can you write 11 divided by 3 as a fraction?

• 11/3

• 11/4

• 11/2

• 11/5