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This guide will help your students memorize the steps for long division using the mnemonic device "Does McDonalds Sell Cheese Burgers (Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Check, Bring down)." When you print, make sure to check "Fit" so that the entire document will fit on the page.

This activity uses serving sizes of popcorn to help students discover reciprocals in basic division problems. At the conclusion of the activity, students should be able to find the rule for dividing a whole number by a fraction, which can easily be translated into dividing a fraction by a fraction.