Dividing Fractions

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100

Turn 24/7 into a mixed number. 

3 3/7

200

Turn 4 2/3 into an improper fraction. 

14/3

300

The rule (3 words) used when dividing fractions?

KEEP CHANGE FLIP 

Same Inverse Reciprocal 

400

4/5 x 3/2

6/5 or 1 1/5

500

2/6 x 3 1/3

10/9 or 1 1/9

Dividing Fraction Steps

100

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.

200

When dividing fractions, what do you do to the first fraction in the problem?

KEEP it the same. 

300

When dividing fractions, what do you do to the division sign?

Change it to multiplication.

400

When dividing fractions, what must you do to the second fraction in the problem?

Find its reciprocal or flip it

500

Fractions should always be in this form: ______.

Simplest form

Dividing Whole #s and Fractions

100

1/2 ÷ 4

1/8 

200

3 ÷ 1/3 

9

300

1/3 ÷ 4

1/12

400

2 ÷ 1/4

8

500

1/4 ÷ 2

1/8

Dividing Two Fractions

100

1/2 ÷ 1/3

3/2 or 1 1/2

200

3/4 ÷ 2/5 

15/8 or 1 7/8

300

4/7 ÷ 2/3

12/14 or 6/7

400

5/9 ÷ 1/2

10/9 or 1 1/9 

500

3/4 divided by 3/4

1

Dividing Mixed #s and Fractions

100

1/4 ÷ 6

1/24

200

  4/6 ÷ 2/3

2/2 or 1

300

4/5 ÷ 1/3 

2 2/5

400

2/3 ÷ 1/5

3 1/3

500

3/7 ÷ 4/6

18/28 or 9/14