{"id":7037,"date":"2026-10-11T18:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcsdstaff.org\/monier\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2026-10-11T18:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T23:00:06","slug":"dividing-fractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcsdstaff.org\/monier\/?p=7037","title":{"rendered":"Dividing Fractions!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most 6th graders think, &#8220;Duh &#8211; Keep, Change, Flip&#8221; to divide fractions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A mathematician would say, &#8220;Multiply by the reciprocal.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to some student help, we were able to model in class what a reciprocal looks like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"380\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcsdstaff.org\/monier\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1st-Before-Thomas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7038\" 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