Definitions
Denominator
Bottom number of a fraction
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 ÷ 1/3
3/2 = 1 1/2
Numerator
top number of a fraction
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the first fraction in the problem?
KEEP it the same.
3/4 ÷ 2/5
15/8 = 1 7/8
The rule (three words) used when dividing fractions?
KEEP CHANGE FLIP
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the division sign?
Change it to multiplication.
4/7 ÷ 2/3
12/14 = 6/7
When dividing fractions, what must you do to the second fraction in the problem?
Find its reciprocal or flip it
5/9 ÷ 1/2
10/9 = 1 1/9
Fractions should always be in this form: ______.
Simplest form
3/4 divided by 3/4
1