Division, explained:<\/p>\n
Dividing by fractions<\/a> is often hard to picture, frequently due to the verbiage used to establish division in elementary school. If we have 6 objects, and we divide by 3, we are often told to divide them into three groups\" or \"divide them into groups of three.\" Though not wrong, this verbiage makes it unclear what we are doing when we divide by fractions. Think of \"divide 6 by 3\" as \"these 6 objects represent 3 groups; how many are in a single group?\" instead. We still naturally arrive at 2 objects per group. However, when dividing by fractions, \"6 divided by 1\/2\" then becomes \"these 6 objects represent half a group,\" and grasping that there are 12 items in a single complete group becomes much easier, and far more natural.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So simple. I wish I'd heard this in 6th<\/sup> grade. <\/p>\n
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