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6.4 Dividing Fractions · Lesson 11: Using an Algorithm to Divide FractionsMath · Grade 6 Math · Grade 6Lesson plan

Learning goals: Teacher Facing Coordinate (orally) different strategies for dividing by a fraction. Find the quotient of two fractions, and explain (orally, in writing, and using other representations) the solution method. Generalize a process for dividing a number by a fraction, and justify (orally) why this can be abstracted as $n \boldcdot \frac{b}{a}$. Full lesson plan (warm-up, activities, synthesis, cool-down prompt) from 6.4 Dividing Fractions, Grade 6.

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