division of fractions similar to multiplication except for one initial step

$: Division of fractions Similar to multiplication except for one initial step$
Division of fractions

Similar to multiplication except for one initial step.



STEPS :

1. Keep the first fraction the same

2. Change the division symbol to multiplication

3. Flip the second fraction ( reciprocal )

4. Numerator time numerator, denominator times denominator



STEPS :





** of course, if you have any mixed numbers, change them to improper fractions before you do anything…



STEPS :






EXAMPLE : 31

21



STEPS :






EXAMPLE : 13

21

31

21



STEPS :






EXAMPLE :23

1231

13

21

31

21



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EXAMPLE :211

23

1231

13

21

31

21



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 : 41

321



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 : 41

35

41

321



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :326

320

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :326

320

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321

EXAMPLE # 3 : 431

853



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :326

320

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321

EXAMPLE # 3 : 47

829

431

853



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :326

320

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321

EXAMPLE # 3 :

72129

74

829

47

829

431

853

1

2



STEPS :





EXAMPLE # 2 :326

320

1345

14

35

41

35

41

321

EXAMPLE # 3 :1412

1429

72129

74

829

47

829

431

853

2

1

Division of fractions – Application

The figure below has 7 equally spaced holes. To find the distance between equally spaced holes, we will take the total distance divided by the # of spaces between the equally spaced holes. This is found by taking the # of equally spaced holes minus 1

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division of fractions similar to multiplication except for one initial step

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