Is fraction division figure-out-able? You bet! In this episode Pam and Kim tackle another listener submitted topic and reason through a fraction division Problem String.

Talking Points:

• A sign of fake math
• An old wound for Pam and Kim
• A listener's question
• Two ways of thinking about division: partitively and quotitively
• A Problem String to develop division of fractions
• Why it helps to develop reasoning early with whole numbers
• Teacher moves to facilitate the string

See Episode 64 for another Problem String and discussion of thinking about quotitive division.

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