Fraction  

Whole Number

$\frac{1}{4}$

3

1

+ (Are you adding 1/4 of a poster to 4 friends to find a total?)

- (Are you subtracting a part away from a whole?)

X (Are you repeatedly adding 1/4 4 times or finding a part of a whole?)

$\div$ (Are you taking a total amount and dividing it equally among friends?)

4 friends divided by $\frac{1}{4}$ of a poster

$\frac{1}{4}$ of a poster divided among 4 friends

1 poster $\div$ into $\frac{1}{4}$

 $\frac{1}{4}\times4$  

 $\frac{1}{4}\div4$  

 $4\div\frac{1}{4}$  

 $\frac{1}{4}\div3$  

 $\frac{4}{4}$  

 $\frac{16}{1}$  

16

 $\frac{1}{16}$  

There was a WHOLE pie on the counter

There is $\frac{1}{3}$ of a pie on the counter

3 people are splitting the piece of pie

4 people are splitting the piece of the pie

$$+$$  (Are you adding to find the sum of people and pie?)

$$-\$$  (Are you subtracting pie away from friends?)

$$\times$$   (Are you repeatedly adding $$\frac{1}{3}$$  4 times or finding a  $$\frac{1}{3}$$   of 4 wholes?)

$$\div$$ (Are you taking a total amount and dividing it equally)

$\frac{1}{3}$

1 whole

4

$\frac{1}{3}\times4$

$\frac{1}{3}\div4$

4 $\div$ $\frac{1}{3}$

1 $\div$ 4

 $\frac{4}{3}$   pies

 $\frac{1}{4}$  of the pie

 $\frac{1}{12}$  of the pie

12 pies 

 $\frac{4}{3}$   pies

 $\frac{1}{4}$  of the pie

 $\frac{1}{12}$  of the pie

12 pies