KAS Math Standard: KY.3.NF.3.c

How many different ways can you make this fraction division math statement true using only the digits one through nine?

One equation. Digits one through nine. How many ways can you make it work?

What if we took a fraction apart, then took those pieces apart, then recombined them, and then recombined those, arriving back to the original fraction?

What do you do with students who already get their fraction operations? Give them a contrived project about recipes or pizza slices? Make them solve annoyingly hard practice problems? Please. Here, we get students thinking in a whole new way, pondering which has more power, the numerator or denominator.

When fractions take on a new denominator, it’s as if they’re wearing a disguise – same value, new look. So let’s write a story about fraction equivalence starring a fraction who needs to fit in with a new group.

What does it look like to multiply fractions?

You only have six digits to form three fractions. Can you combine them to get to 0?