standard_description: Interpret a fraction as division of the numerator by the denominator (a/b = a ÷ b). Solve word problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers in the form of fractions or mixed numbers, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. For example, interpret 3/4 as the result of dividing 3 by 4, noting that 3/4 multiplied by 4 equals 3, and that when 3 wholes are shared equally among 4 people each person has a share of size 3/4. If 9 people want to share a 50-pound sack of rice equally by weight, how many pounds of rice should each person get? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?
problem_activity: Problem 1
a.   Kyle has 6 Skittles.
$${{1\over3}}$$
of them are red. How many of Kyle's Skittles are red?
b.   Samantha also has 6 Skittles.
$${{2\over3}}$$
of them are red. How many of Samantha’s Skittles are red?
Problem 2
a.   Find the value of each of the following.
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b.   What do you notice about the solutions to the computations in the leftmost column of the table? What do you wonder?
c.   What do you notice about the solutions in each row of the table? What do you wonder?
Problem 3
a.   Mrs. Pham has 8 apples. She wants to give
$${{3\over4}}$$
of the apples to her students. How many apples will her students get?
b.   In a class of 24 students,
$${{5\over6}}$$
of them are boys. How many boys are in the class?


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