DiscoverMath is Figure-Out-Able!Ep 243: Integer Division
Ep 243: Integer Division

Ep 243: Integer Division

Update: 2025-02-11
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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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Ep 243: Integer Division

Ep 243: Integer Division

Pam Harris, Kim Montague