If fraction X = a/b, and fraction Y = c/d, you can 'flip' the one you're dividing by (take the inverse) then X/Y which is (a/b)/(c/d) = (a/b)*(d/c) =[a*d] / [b*c]
For mixed numbers, it is best to convert to an improper fraction, then do the same procedure as above, I think.
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You divide the equivalent positive numbers. Then you add a negative sign to the result.
All fractions are rational numbers because irrational numbers can't be expressed as fractions
Divide as you would divide positive fractions. That is, convert both fractions to positive, then do the division. After that, apply the rules for dividing positive and negative numbers. For example, if one of the fractions is positive and the other negative, the answer will be negative.
The same way you calculate averages with whole numbers: Add up all the fractions and divide by the number of fractions there are.
switch numbers and multiply you should know that