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When dividing fractions, you leave the first fraction alone but you flip the second fraction around so the top is on bottom and the bottom is on the top. And then you multiply the tops together and the bottoms together and then simplify.
So it will look like this
1/3 / 5/6 -> 1/3 x 6/5 -> 6/15
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When you are dividing two fractions how come your answer is bigger than 1?
The answer is always bigger than one only if the fraction you are dividing by is smaller than the fraction you are dividing into. Any number divided by a smaller number is bigger than 1. To divide fractions you invert he demominator and multiply: 1/2 divided by 1/4 = 1/2 times 4 = 2
How are fractions and division related?
Every fraction is obtained by means of division. For example, a half is obtained by dividing 1 by 2. A quarter is obtained by dividing 1 by 4.A:That's what a fraction is, dividing. Example, if you put 6 over 2, all you are saying is 6 divided by 2. Each are 3.Or, if you say 1 over 2, you are saying 1 divided by 2. If you divide one into two parts, each part would be a half, because half of one is one half.
What is the formula in dividing fractions?
There is no formula for dividing fractions, but there is a way of doing it. When you a fraction divided by another fraction like below... 1/2 divided by 4/7.... Swap the second fraction around and then multiply like this... 1/2 multiplied by 7/4.... And when multiplying fractions, multiply the numerators (top number) together, and the denominators (bottom number) together (1x7)/(2x4) = 7/8 Simple
What is 15 over 8 divided by 9 over 10?
Hope that is fractions.... 2 1/2
What is 3 and 1 over 5 divided by 2 equal in fractions?
8/5
What dividing fractions question equals 0.5?
1/4 divided by 1/2
When you are dividing two fractions how come your answer is bigger than 1?
The answer is always bigger than one only if the fraction you are dividing by is smaller than the fraction you are dividing into. Any number divided by a smaller number is bigger than 1. To divide fractions you invert he demominator and multiply: 1/2 divided by 1/4 = 1/2 times 4 = 2
What is 5 over 5 divided by 1 over 2?
2. When dividing two fractions I believe you invert the second one and multiply them. Therefore 5 over 5 divided by 1 over 2 would change to 5over5 multiplied by 2over1 wich equals 10 over 5 when broken down to its lowest form is 2 over 1 wich is "2"
How are fractions and division related?
Every fraction is obtained by means of division. For example, a half is obtained by dividing 1 by 2. A quarter is obtained by dividing 1 by 4.A:That's what a fraction is, dividing. Example, if you put 6 over 2, all you are saying is 6 divided by 2. Each are 3.Or, if you say 1 over 2, you are saying 1 divided by 2. If you divide one into two parts, each part would be a half, because half of one is one half.
What is the formula in dividing fractions?
There is no formula for dividing fractions, but there is a way of doing it. When you a fraction divided by another fraction like below... 1/2 divided by 4/7.... Swap the second fraction around and then multiply like this... 1/2 multiplied by 7/4.... And when multiplying fractions, multiply the numerators (top number) together, and the denominators (bottom number) together (1x7)/(2x4) = 7/8 Simple
What is 15 over 8 divided by 9 over 10?
Hope that is fractions.... 2 1/2
What is 3 and 1 over 5 divided by 2 equal in fractions?
8/5
What is 2 thirds divided by 1 fourth?
2
How to Multiply fractions with integers?
Convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions. Convert the integer into a fraction by simply dividing it by 1
What is 1 and 1 half divided by 12?
1 1/2 = 3/23/2/12 = 3/2 divided by 12/1When dividing fractions, turn one of the fractions upside down and multiply them together, therefor doing the revers operation.3/2 x 1/12 = 3/243/24 = 0.125
How do you divide a fraction by another fraction?
Poem To Divide Fractions :Dividing fractions is easy as pie flip the second then multiply !~Never flip the first!!!!!!!!!!Ex: 1/7 Divided by 1/5 = 1/7 Divided by 5/1 < you flip the second= 5/7Then Simplify(if told) till you cant simplify No more. :)
What is seven overeight divided by one over three?
FOR DIVIDING FRACTIONS: copy. change. flip copy the first part of the problem change the sign flip the second fraction 7/8 divided by 1/3 = 7/8 times 3/1 7/8 times 3/1 = 21/8
