Feb 10 2025 23 mins 15
In this episode Pam and Kim use what students know about integer multiplication to tackle integer division (without mismatching rules or randomly switching signs).
Talking Points:
- Reasoning about integer multiplication is ground work for integer division
- An integer division Problem String
- Teacher move: time to pause and consider
- Using the quotative meaning of division
- Thinking about opposites and reflection
- Using the partitive meaning
See episode 64 for the equivalent ratio strategy
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