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How to tell if a Number is Divisible by 8


I’ve explained a number of divisibility rules lately, offering tricks to tell if numbers are divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

There is also a trick for divisibility by 8, and that’s what I’d like to explain in this post.

Essentially the trick for 8 is a lot like the trick for 4. If you’d like to refresh your memory on how that trick works, just go here. (more…)

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How to Practice Dividing Fractions


Last week I sent out a blog describing my FRACTION SANDWICH approach to dividing a fraction by a fraction. The title of the blog was: Dividing Fractions:  From Annoying to FUN!

In today’s post I offer ten solid problems that help students practice the FRACTION SANDWICH, with answers just below.

Note:  if your students struggle with these problems, it’s very possible that some of them could brush up on the rules of divisibility. For a quick review of those rules, go to:

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/faq.divisibility.html

Try these:

a)  (2/9) / (8/12)

b)  (12/16) / (15/40)

c)  (36/21) / 63/35)

d)  (44/24) / (77/48)

e)  (15/49) / (21/56)

f)  (39/52) / (24/56)

g)  (27/45) / (33/65)

h)  (12/18) / (28/45)

i)  (17/51) / (99/121)

j)  (28/18) / (42/54)

Answers:

a)  (2/9) / (8/12)  =  1/3

b)  (12/16) / (15/40)  = 2

c)  (36/21) / 63/35)  =  20/21

d)  (44/24) / (77/48)  =  1 and 1/7

e)  (15/49) / (21/56)  =  40/49

f)  (39/52) / (24/56)  =  1 and 3/4

g)  (27/45) / (33/65)  =  1 and 2/11

h)  (12/18) / (28/45)  =  1 and 1/14

i)  (17/51) / (99/121)  =  1/27

j)  (28/18) / (42/54)  =   2

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Fraction divided by a fraction


Hi,

This one is going out to all of you … on station MCHT.

Does anyone know any good tricks for the situation where a fraction divides another fraction. In other words, for a problem like [(2/3)÷(4/5}, does anyone know of a col way to make this much easer than the way most people learn this in a school?

If so, send me your thoughts In any case, after I get a bunch of your ideas, I’ll share mine. Then we can vote on which approach we like the most.

If you’ve got an idea, send it to:

into@SingingTurtle.com

Make the subject line: Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction.

Have fun!

— Josh


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