Maryland Math 6.NOS.A.1.b
The Standard
- 6.NOS.A.1
- Divide fractions by fractions in context.
Use and connect concrete and visual fraction models (e.g., linear, regional/area, and set models) and equations to divide.
Maryland College and Career Ready Standards for Mathematics (2025) · APPLY AND EXTEND PREVIOUS UNDERSTANDINGS OF MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION TO DIVIDE FRACTIONS BY FRACTIONS.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use objects and drawings to show how many groups of one fraction fit in another. They connect each model to a division equation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given 3/4 ÷ 1/2, a student marks both fractions on the same-sized strip. They show one and a half groups of 1/2 and write 3/4 ÷ 1/2 = 1 1/2.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may multiply across and get 3/8 for 3/4 ÷ 1/2. Others expect division to make a number smaller or compare fractions drawn with different-sized wholes.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Draw a fraction strip for 2/3 ÷ 1/2. Label each group of 1/2, then write and solve the equation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs equal-length paper strips to fold into fourths and halves, then have them model 3/4 ÷ 1/2.
Ask, "Why is 2/3 ÷ 1/2 greater than 1?" Have students sketch fraction bars and explain the partial group.
Play bingo with quotients on the boards; call fraction-division equations and require a matching sketch before students mark an answer.
Measure 3/4 cup of rice, then use a 1/2-cup scoop to find how many scoops it makes and write the equation.
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Related Standards
- 5.NOS.D.16.d
Represent and explain the computation by connecting visual fraction models and/or equations to the meaning of division with unit fractions.
- 5.NOS.D.16.b
Use visual fraction models and equations to interpret division of a unit fraction by a non-zero whole number and compute quotients.
- 5.NOS.B.7.e
Represent and explain the computation by connecting concrete models, drawings, and/or equations to the meaning of multiplication and division.
- 6.NOS.A.1.c
Represent and explain the calculation by connecting fraction models, and/or equations to the meaning of division.
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