grade 5 · FR-022

Interpret a fraction as division

Connect sharing whole numbers to numerator divided by denominator.

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5 identical loaves are shared equally among 10 people. What fraction of a loaf does each person receive?

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Work through one checkpoint at a time. Your answer area opens after the reasoning.

Checkpoint 1

A fraction can record a division result.
Checkpoint 2

The shared amount is items divided by people.
Checkpoint 3

Write the dividend as numerator and divisor as denominator, then simplify.

5/91/210/515/10