Problem-Solving Plan: Choosing the Right Operation

Problem-Solving Plan: Choosing the Right Operation

Introduction

Solving word problems with fractions requires choosing the correct operation. Understanding when to multiply or divide helps make sense of real-life situations such as sharing, scaling, and co...

Jessy is preparing Thanksgiving hampers for her 6 friends using three-fourths of a pound of trail mix.

First, she wants to share the trail mix equally among all hampers.

When something is shared equally, we divide, so three-fourths divided by six gives one-eighth for each hamper.

Then Jessy looks at each hamper and feels it nee...