Family practice

Mei has 3 cups of flour at the cooking lab and packs them into groups of 1/4 batches. How many groups fit?

Dividing by a unit fraction asks how many of those small pieces fill the whole amount. Multiplying by the denominator counts the pieces. Multiplying the original numbers as if they were a part of a part answers “how large is one share?” which is a different question.

Problem 1 of 8. What we learned, an example, a few together, then independent practice.

How many groups of 1/4 batches are in 3 cups of flour?

Support frame: 3 × 4/1