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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
= 5/7
Then Simplify(if told) till you cant simplify No more. :)
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What happens to a fraction when you divide it?
How a fraction changes when you divide it depends on what you divide it by.
What steps do you take to divide a fraction by another fraction?
To divide one fraction (the dividend) by another (the divisor), invert the divisor and multiply the fractions together: eg 2/35 ÷ 4/5 = 2/35 × 5/4 = (2×5)/(35×4) = 10/140 = 1/14
Can you divide a fraction to compare a fraction?
yes
When you divide a number by another number is the answer always smaller than the number you divided into?
Not necessarily. When you divide by a fraction, the answer can be bigger than both of them. 6 ÷ 1/5 = 30
How do you get percent of a fraction?
Divide the fraction by 100, and you will get the percentage of a fraction.
When does fraction happen?
When you divide one number by another which is not a factor.
How so you divide fractions?
When dividing one fraction by another, invert the second fraction and multiply them.
To divide a fractionby another fraction do you simply divide the numerators and then dividethe denominators?
No because you turn the other fraction upside down and then cross multiply.
How do you Divide fraction by another fraction?
One simple way is to flip the second fraction over (use its reciprocal) and multiply them.
How do you do division of fractions?
To divide one fraction by another fraction,flip the second one over and multiply them.
What happens when you divide a fraction by a fraction?
you change all mixed numbers to improper fractions.
How can you use multiplication to divide one fraction by another?
To divide two fractions, multiply the first by the reciprocal of the second.
How do you divide fractions with a common denomanator?
In this particular case, you can eliminate the denominators, and just divide the numerators. In the general case, to divide a fraction by another fraction, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. For example, 6/5 divided by 2/5 = 6/5 x 5/2.
When you divide one fraction and another why do you have to turn it into a reciprocal?
To divide by a fraction, you multiply by its reciprocal. This is related to the facts that (1) division is the opposite of multiplication, and (2) a reciprocal is the multiplicative "opposite" of a number.
What happens to a fraction when you divide it?
How a fraction changes when you divide it depends on what you divide it by.
What steps do you take to divide a fraction by another fraction?
To divide one fraction (the dividend) by another (the divisor), invert the divisor and multiply the fractions together: eg 2/35 ÷ 4/5 = 2/35 × 5/4 = (2×5)/(35×4) = 10/140 = 1/14
How do you divide the improper fraction to mixed fraction?
you divide the numarator to the denomanator
