how do you divide fractions??

Question

its my math reveiw thing and i know how to do it....i just forgot thank you : )

Answer 1

You flip over the one you are dividing by and multiply instead.

So 5/6 divided by 2/3 becomes 5/6 times 3/2 which is 15/12 or 5/4

Answer 2

The key to success in dividing fractions is to remember
to "invert and multiply". When dividing by a fraction always
invert the divisor fraction, and then multiply as you normally
would multiply fractions. That is to multiply numerator by
numerator, and denominator by denominator into a new
resulting fraction. Then reduce the resulting fraction to its
lowest terms. That should alway give the correct results.
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Answer 3

To divide fractions, change the division sign to multiplication and invert (flip) the second fraction.

Example: 1/4 divided by 1/3 becomes:

1/4 x 3/1
Multiply numerator with numerator, denominator x denominator, to get 3/4

When working with mixed numbers, change them to improper fractions, first. Also, check your final answer to see if it is in lowest terms. Many students forget that part.

Answer 4

My fourth grader says for example 4 over 16 is saying 4 / 16. The bottom will be four. the top would be one becasue you divided 4 by 4. your answer would be 4 sixteenth is equal to 1 fourth
Hope this is what your looking for

Answer 5

say you have 1/2 times 1/3 you flip one fraction so 2/1 and 1/3 then you multipy stright across to get 2/1 times 1/3 = 2/3

Answer 6

You flip one side{I find it easier if you flip over the second fraction}, and then you multiply.


So say you have 2/3 \ 3/7

You flip around 3/7 to 7/3, and then you multiply. Hopefully you know how to multiply.

Answer 7

first you take the big # and the smaller number and divide

Answer 8

Multipy by the reciprical. x/y / a/b= x/y x b/a= xb/ya

Answer 9

with difficulty :)
if u want to divide x/y by a, then it would be xa/y.