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An art teacher has 12 pounds of clay. She puts them in bags, so that each bag has the same weight.
Clare and Tyler drew diagrams and wrote equations to show how they were thinking about
Clare's tape diagram and equation. 2 equal parts labeled 6. Total, 12. Equation blank times 6 = 12.
Tyler's tape diagram and equation. 6 equal parts labeled 2. Total, 12. Equation 6 times blank = 12.
How do you think Clare and Tyler thought about
Pause here for a class discussion.
What could each division expression mean in the situation with the bags of clay? Draw a diagram and write a multiplication equation to show how you are thinking about each of these expressions.
Suppose 24 books are being distributed into boxes. The expression
24 books are distributed equally into 3 boxes, as represented by this diagram:
In this case, the quotient, 8, is the number of books in each box.
24 books are distributed into boxes, 3 books in each box, as represented by this diagram:
In this case, the quotient, 8, is the number of boxes used.
These two ways of seeing division are connected to the way 3, 8, and 24 are related by multiplication.
If 3 and 24 are the only numbers given, the multiplication equations would be:
In both cases, the division
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