Unit 6 · Standard 6.NOS.1
🔑 Divide Whole Numbers by Fractions — Vocab Explorer
① Word Wall
Look at the picture, read the meaning, and tap 🔊 to hear each word.
ES Dividir números enteros entre fracciones
Find how many fractional groups fit in a whole number by multiplying by the reciprocal.
Hallar cuántos grupos fraccionarios caben en un número entero multiplicando por el recíproco.
ES Número entero
A counting number with no fraction or decimal, like 0, 1, 2, 3.
Un número de contar sin fracción ni decimal, como 0, 1, 2, 3.
ES Fracción
A number that shows part of a whole, like 3/4.
Un número que muestra una parte de un todo, como 3/4.
ES Recíproco
A fraction turned upside down.
Una fracción volteada de arriba abajo.
ES Mantener, cambiar, invertir
A shortcut for dividing fractions: keep the first number, change ÷ to ×, flip the second. It works because dividing by a fraction gives the same answer as multiplying by its reciprocal.
Un atajo para dividir fracciones: deja el primer número, cambia ÷ por × y voltea el segundo. Funciona porque dividir entre una fracción da lo mismo que multiplicar por su recíproco.
ES Cociente
The answer when you divide.
La respuesta cuando divides.
② Match it
Tap a word, then tap its meaning.
③ Fill in the blank
Use the word bank to finish each sentence.
- 1Multiply the whole number by the of the fraction.
- 2A counting number like 0, 1, 2, or 3 with no fraction or decimal part is a .
- 3A number that shows part of a whole, like 3/4, is a .
- 4The fraction you get by flipping a fraction upside down is its .
- 5To divide by a fraction, I : keep the first number, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction.
- 6The answer to a division problem is the .
④ Use it in a sentence
Pick one word and finish the sentence in your own words.
A is .