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Multiplying by a reciprocal

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Q: What are you doing when you divide fractions?
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What does it mean to multiply and divide fractions?

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Why can you not divide fractions?

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Do you need a common denominator for all fractions before doing the order of operations?

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When doing fractions why is it easier to multiply and divide fractions than add and substract fractions?

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It is an instruction as to what you are required to do with some fractions.


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When you divide by fractions, you invert and multiply.


How do you change the dessimilar fractions to similar fractions?

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Where are the fractions?

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Is the reciprocal used to divide fractions?

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