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| Description | |
| Exercise Name: | Dividing fractions word problems |
| Math Missions: | 6th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 7th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission, Algebra I Math Mission |
| Types of Problems: | 3 |
The Dividing fractions word problems exercise appears under the 6th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, 7th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic essentials Math Mission and Algebra I Math Mission. This exercise has practice on word problems that specifically work with operations on fractions.
Types of Problems[]
There are three types of problems in this exercise:
- Division of fractions problem: This problem describes a word problem in which the solution can be found by dividing the two fraction provided. The user is asked to find the correct solution and writes it in the box.
Division of fractions problem
- Other order of fractions problem: This problem describes a word problem in which the solution can be found by dividing the two fraction provided but the order of division is backwards to the presentation of the fractions. The user is asked to find the correct solution and writes it in the box.
Other order of fractions problem
- Meaning of expression: This problem describes a situation and provides an expression that divides two fractions. Users are asked to select the option that best represents the meaning of the division problem presented.
Meaning of expression
Strategies[]
This exercise is medium to get accuracy badges because the first two types of problems can be subtle. The speed badges are medium because of the care needed to distinguish between the those first two types of problems.
- The answer to Meaning of expression can often be clear with without reading the division problem, as the situation described can lead to the answer by considering what someone would be interested in for the given problem.
- The Other order of fractions problems often concerned a container of objects with an almost ratio feel. Research has not continued to verify that this is always the case, but it should be completed soon.
Real-life Applications[]
- Fractions, decimals, and percents are used in many sports such as basketball to determine how many field goals the player has made over how many they attempted.
- Fractions are used in real life in many different ways, but they are most commonly used in the cooking, construction and science industries.