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Overview
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When dividing whole numbers, indicated quotients such as 12 ¸ 2 are often interpreted as asking, “How
many 2’s are there in 12?” or “How many times can you subtract 2 from
12?” Like division of whole numbers, division of fractions also may
be thought of as repeated subtraction. For instance, the expression 2
¸ 1/2 = 4 may be modeled as a measurement
process in which the quantity 1/2 is repeatedly subtracted from 2 until
zero is obtained. What about other models? In this section, we
show you how division of fractions are presented in various models.
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