Dividing Fractions

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What is the reciprocal of 2?

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1/2

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Phoebe spends equal amounts of time on homework of each subject. She spends 1 hour on her homework. If Phoebe spends 1/4 of an hour on French, how many subjects does she have?

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4 subjects

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What is 36 divided by 3/4?

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48

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Brenda has 5/6 of a pie to divide evenly among 4 people. What fraction of a pie does each person get?

Back

5/24

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What is the reciprocal of 5?

Back

1/5

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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.

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How do you divide a whole number by a fraction?

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To divide a whole number by a fraction, multiply the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction.

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What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

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The reciprocal of a fraction 'a/b' is 'b/a'.

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If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you want to share it with 3 friends, how much does each person get?

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Each person gets 1/4 of the pizza.

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What does it mean to divide fractions?

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