solve the top and bottom first, as if each were in parentheses. Then Divide the numerator by the denominator
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You cannot solve a fraction. You can solve a question about fractions, you can carry out basic operations with fractions, convert them from one form to another but none of these is "solving" them.
Parenthesis
Because if you did operations in an impermissible order, or violated laws of operations, then your solution to the equation is wrong.
partheses because that the first order of operation
You cannot solve fractions. There may be sums or products containing fractions or equations that can be solved. But fractions themselves cannot.