Dividing Fractions

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator and 'b' is the denominator.

Front

What does it mean to divide fractions?

Back

Dividing fractions means finding out how many times one fraction fits into another.

Front

How do you divide fractions?

Back

To divide fractions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

Front

What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

Back

The reciprocal of a fraction 'a/b' is 'b/a', obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 1/2?

Back

The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2.

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What is the reciprocal of 3?

Back

The reciprocal of 3 is 1/3.

Front

Calculate: 1/4 ÷ 1/2

Back

1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 1/4 × 2/1 = 2/4 = 1/2.

Front

Calculate: 3 ÷ 1/2

Back

3 ÷ 1/2 = 3 × 2/1 = 6.

Front

Calculate: 5 ÷ 1/5

Back

5 ÷ 1/5 = 5 × 5/1 = 25.

Front

Calculate: 1/4 ÷ 2/5

Back

1/4 ÷ 2/5 = 1/4 × 5/2 = 5/8.