Math Games

Grade 8 - Number

Standard 8.N.6 - Practice dividing fractions up to 1/5, 1/7, and 1/9.

Included Skills:

Demonstrate an understanding of multiplying and dividing positive fractions and mixed numbers, concretely, pictorially and symbolically.
• Identify the operation required to solve a given problem involving positive fractions.
• Provide a context that requires the multiplying of two given positive fractions.
• Provide a context that requires the dividing of two given positive fractions.
• Estimate the product of two given positive proper fractions to determine if the product will be closer to 0,1/2 or 1.
• Estimate the quotient of two given positive fractions, and compare the estimate to whole number benchmarks.
• Express a given positive mixed number as an improper fraction and a given positive improper fraction as a mixed number.
• Model multiplication of a positive fraction by a whole number concretely or pictorially, and record the process.
• Model multiplication of a positive fraction by a positive fraction concretely or pictorially, using an area model, and record the process.
• Model division of a positive proper fraction by a whole number concretely or pictorially, and record the process.
• Model division of a whole number by a positive proper fraction concretely or pictorially, using an area model, and record the process.
• Model division of a positive proper fraction by a positive proper fraction pictorially, and record the process.
• Generalize and apply rules for multiplying and dividing positive fractions, including mixed numbers.
• Solve a given problem involving positive fractions, taking into consideration order of operations (limited to problems with positive solutions).
• Apply a personal strategy to solve, symbolically, a given division problem involving improper fractions.
• Refine personal strategies to increase their efficiency.