In previous grades, you used division to solve a variety of problems. Division is an operation that is used for grouping, partitioning, and other applications.

You have used division with several different types of numbers, including whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.

For whole numbers and decimals, you represented division with a number sentence or a division bracket. Each representation shows the relationship among the dividend, divisor, and quotient.

dividing 1575 by 6 and 15.75 by 6 using a number sentence and a division bracket

For fractions, you represented division with a number sentence. Specifically, you divided whole numbers by unit fractions and unit fractions by whole numbers.

dividing a whole number and a unit fraction with a number sentence”

You will expand your division skills to include dividing a fraction by a fraction. You will also investigate methods that you can use to divide with mixed numbers.