DIVIDING FRACTIONS #1

Explain the two problems we did in class. How are the answers totally different?

1). 8 divided by 1/2 equals 16...

2). 8 multiplied by 1/2 equals 4...

3). 16 divided by 1/2 equals 32...

4). 16 multiplied by 1/2 equals 8...

FRACTIONS #1

Explain how you know when two fractions have an equal value even though they don't appear as if they do. For example, how does one know that 1/4 is the same as 5/20? Think of a money analogy.

Be cool,
Mr. P