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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