Fraction Words
The numerator is the number that is __________ the division bar in a fraction.
above
If you are dividing a whole number by a fraction you must first do what to the whole number?
Put a 1 underneath it to make it a fraction.
1/2 ÷ 4
1/8
What is the reciprocal of 2/3?
3/2
1 2/3 ÷ 1/5
1/3
The denominator is the number that is ________ the division bar in a fraction.
below
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the first fraction in the problem?
KEEP it the same.
What is the reciprocal of 8?
1/8
3/4 ÷ 2/5
1 7/8
3 4/5 ÷ 1/3
11 2/5
What is the "flip" called?
Reciprocal
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the division sign?
Change it to multiplication.
1/3 ÷ 4
1/12
4/7 ÷ 2/3
6/7
1/6 ÷ 3 2/3
1/22
Which is the dividend?
1/6 ÷ 1/3
1/6
When dividing fractions, what must you do to the second fraction in the problem?
Find its reciprocal!
2 ÷ 1/4
8
5/9 ÷ 1/2
1 1/9
What is the name of the most played Halloween song of all time?
Thriller
What is the answer to a division problem called?
quotient
What is the 3-word rule used to remember how to divide fractions? MY WORDS!
Keep, Change, Reciprocal
Keep the first fraction
Change division to multiplication
Reciprocal of the second fraction
1/4 ÷ 2
1/8
3/4 divided by 3/4
1
5 1/4 ÷ 1/4
21