Find the Reciprocal
What is the reciprocal of 1/5
5 or 5/1
What is the number you divide by? (The number AFTER the division sign)
Divisor
1÷ 1/2
2
1/2÷ 2/3
3/4
What is a fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator, such as 5/4?
Improper fraction
What is the reciprocal of 1/8?
8 or 8/1
What is the number that tells you the amount that you want to divide up? (The number BEFORE the division sign)
Dividend
2÷ 1/4
8
1/3÷ 1/2
2/3
What is a number that consists of an integer and a proper fraction, such as 2 3/4?
A mixed number
What is the reciprocal of 2/5?
5/2
What is the answer to a division problem?
The quotient
2÷ 1/3
6
2/3÷ 2/5
10/6
A bulldozer could carry 1/8 of a ton of sand. If a park needed 3 tons of sand, how many loads would the bulldozer need to carry?
24 loads of sand
What is the reciprocal of 2/4?
4/2
What is the name of the number that is formed when the numerator and denominator in a fraction are switched?
The reciprocal
3÷ 3/4
4
3/4÷ 2/5
15/8
A sub shop sold sandwiches that were 1/2 of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into 9 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
1/18
What is the reciprocal of 1 2/3
5/3
What do we call the "standard algorithm" of solving a fraction division problem that we remember by saying Keep-Change-Flip
Multiplicative Inverse
5÷ 2/3
7 1/2
3/5÷ 2/4
6/5
Sally was trying to collect 4 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects 1/7 of a pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 4 pounds?
28 days