The Number System

Day 6
VAN SICLEN COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
MR. E GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS
CLASS 602/603/604/605
NOVEMBER 14, 2014

TODAYS LESSON
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Do Now 5 minutes - Choose two

1
3

1
2

1
6

Mr. Campbell told Mr. E of = . Is he correct?

What percent of the figure below is shaded

orange? Yellow? Black?

Explain/how do you know?

2
5

of a number is 6. What is the number?

Lesson Overview
We have gotten far better at creating our
own story problems involving division with
fractions (measurement division)!
3

Here is an example of one: Mr. E has lb. of

4
1
pizza dough. It takes lb. of pizza dough to
2
make a slice. How many slices of pizza can Mr.
E make?
How can we solve this problem?
Congratulations!!!

Today we will continue to create our own

story problems involving division with
fractions. However, today we will focus only on
partitive division!

Lets Share.Division Problems 2 min

Take two minutes to look at the measurement division problems your group created.

Partitive Division.
Partitive division is when we know the whole is, and we know how many groups we are making,
but we need to find out how much is in each group. Whenever we divide a whole number by a
fraction, the answer will be larger than the whole number we started with. Here is our first
example:

Example #1 40

2
3

Step 1 Like step one from last time, determine if you want your problem to be measurement
or partitive. Today, we are focusing on partitive.

Example #1 40 3

Draw a model 3 minutes

The second step requires us to draw a model of the problem.
2

We can start by drawing three equal-sized rectangles, because the denominator in is 3 (which
3
means we are using thirds).

How many of the 3 rectangles does the 40 account for?

How many would be in each box?

Find the Answer! 2 minutes

Step 3 to making our own partitive division word problem is to find the answer.
2
3

2
3

40 means that 40 is of some number that is larger than 40.

1
3

Look at our tape diagram. What is of the number?

2
3

What is 40 ? _________________

Choose a Unit! 1 minute

Step 4 is to choose a unit. Remember that a unit is a type of measurement. Examples of units:
Liters

Meters
Feet
Pounds
Ounces
Dollars
Hours
For our example, we are going to use dollars.

Create our story problem! 5

minutes
Like last time, step 5 involves us making our own story problem. Remember that it MUST
Contain all of the information needed to solve the problem
Makes sense
Is realistic
Is interesting
Is short
Is very clear
2

Mr. Es Example Jack spent $40 of his allowance money. This was 3 of his allowance money. How
much allowance money did he start with?
2

Mr. Es Example #2 Ms. Fashusi ran 40 miles in a track race and is 3 of the way to the finish line.
How many miles long is the race?

Lets Try it Again! 3 minutes

Divide 45

3
8

Step #1 - Decide if partitive or measurement.

Step #2 Draw a model (Hint: How many equal sized rectangles do you need? How do you
know?)

Divide 45 8

Step 2 Continued
Step #2 Draw a model (Hint: How many equal sized rectangles do you need? How do you
know?)
The 45 accounts for how many of these rectangles? How do you know?

So, 45 must be spread out evenly among _______ eights. What number belongs in each box?

Steps 3 & 4 Solve and choose a

unit!

Divide 45 8

What is the answer to 45 8

Step #4 Choose a unit! One of Mr. Es example will use pencils.
Example Units:
Dollars
Pencils
Hours
Meters
Feet
Pounds

Create our story problem! 5

minutes
Lets try again!! Remember that it MUST:
Contain all of the information needed to solve the problem
Makes sense
Is realistic
Is interesting
Is short
Is very clear
3

Mr. Es Example Mr. E donated 45 pencils to Mr. Campbells class. This was 8 of the total number of
Mr. Es pencils. How many pencils does Mr. E have?
3

Mr. Es Example #2 Mr. E started a math tutoring program and 45 days have passed. If this is 8 of
the length of the program, how long is the program?

What did we learn? - 3 minutes

What were your biggest challenges when writing division with fraction word problems?

Homework Due
Tuesday/Wednesday
Create your own partitive division word problem using the two problems on the given sheet!