How to use this sheet

  • Have the child ask the question in words: "How many 1/4s fit into 3?"
  • Use the models on the sheet, or a drawing, for the first problems before using any rule.
  • Check each answer by multiplying it back: the quotient times the divisor should give the starting number.

Common mistakes

  • Flipping the first fraction instead of the second. Keep the first, change ÷ to ×, flip the divisor.
  • Expecting division to give a smaller answer. Dividing 3 by 1/4 gives 12: there are 12 fourths in 3.
  • Mixing up 1/4 ÷ 3 and 3 ÷ 1/4. Say each in words: one is a fourth shared by 3; the other is how many fourths fit in 3.

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