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Subject Area
- Math: Middle Grades Math: Number Sense
Author

Texas Instruments
Level

6-8
Activity Time

45 Minutes
Device
- TI-84 Plus
- TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
- TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition
- TI-84 Plus CE
Software

TI Connect™
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Visualizing Fractions

Updated on 09/12/2014

Activity Overview

In this activity, students will explore multiplication and division of fractions using several representations to develop fluency. Students will also solve problems involving similarity using proportions.

Key Steps

Students will enter fractions and multiply. To do this, they need to follow the directions on the worksheet.
Many students have difficulty understanding what is being done when dividing by a fraction. It can be explained as finding how many “divisors” are in the “dividend”. Using the fraction tiles and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition should help students visualize this concept.