How do you simplify #3/2 div 2# using a model?
1 Answer
See below
Explanation:
Suppose you had 3 pies (an Apple, a Blueberry, and a Cherry).
At the end of the day, at Mom's Lunch Bar, half of each pie had been sold.
Rather than through the remaining pie away, Mom and Pop divide what is left over between the two of them.
Mom and Pop each get
plus
plus
Since
when the left-over
That is
This might have been easier to see with an image but I haven't found a reasonable paint program for quick images on a chromebook.