Terry has a cake recipe that calls for cups of flour. If Terry makes a mini cake using this same recipe but with only of a cup of flour, what fraction of the original cake recipe is Terry making?
(a)
Explain why this is a division problem for . What is one group? One object? Which type of division is this?
(b)
Solve the problem using a picture and our meaning of fractions. How does the picture help you to see the answer to this question?
Vlad has a cake recipe that calls for of a cup of flour. If Vlad makes a mini cake using this same recipe but with only of a cup of flour, what fraction of the original cake recipe is Vlad making?
(a)
Explain why this is a division problem for . What is one group? One object? Which type of division is this?
(b)
Solve the problem using a picture and our meaning of fractions. How does the picture help you to see the answer to this question?
Rochelle has a cake recipe that calls for of a cup of flour. If Rochelle makes a mini cake using this same recipe but with only of a cup of flour, what fraction of the original cake recipe is Rochelle making?
(a)
Explain why this is a division problem for . What is one group? One object? Which type of division is this?
(b)
Solve the problem using a picture and our meaning of fractions. How does the picture help you to see the answer to this question?
Write another story problem like those above, but where the cake would be larger than the original recipe. Explain how you know your story is correct and then solve it with a picture.
Write a “how many groups” division story for and then solve your story with a picture.
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