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Small-group challenge

Dividing by a unit fraction counts how many of those pieces fit.

Problem 1 of 3. Compare strategies or repair a misconception. The numbers are not simply bigger.

How many pieces fit
1/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/41/4

How many groups of 1/4 batches are in 18 cups of flour?

Support frame: 18 × 4/1

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