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Multiplying by the reciprocal of the fraction.
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∙ 2014-12-08 20:11:32To divide by a fraction, you simply multiply by the reciprocal. For example, dividing by 3/5 is the same as multiplying by 5/3.
Yes. One method for dividing fractions is to multiply the numerator fraction by the reciprocal of the denominator fraction.
Yes.
When dividing fractions, take the reciprocal of the second fraction, and multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. Example: (a/b)/(c/d)=(a/b)*(d/c)
Division
Because by definition division , by a non-zero number is the inverse operation to multiplication.
Because doing so is equivalent to multiplying or dividing by x/x, which can be cancelled down to 1.
Because multiplying or dividing them by the same NON-ZERO number does not alter their ratio.
By dividing the numerator and the denominator of the fraction by the same number as for example 4/16 = 2/8 = 1/4
a fraction that can be changed by dividing it is called an improper fraction.
By dividing both the numerator and denominator by the same number is like dividing by 1.
Dividing by any fraction is the same as multiplying by that fraction's reciprocal. To find a fraction's reciprocal on a calculator, simply raise the fraction to the power of -1. In this case, dividing by 1/3 is the same as multiplying by (1/3)-1 = 3. For example, 8 / 1/3 = 8 x 3 = 24
Because, 1 multiplied by a number or fraction will equal the same thing, that's what also happens with dividing by 1. I hope I helped!
Because division by a number (the second fraction) is the same as multiplication by its reciprocal.
because of mathematical equivalence: it doesn't change the result
If you are dividing the numerator and the denominator by the same number (the GCF), it is the same as dividing the fraction by 1, which will leave it unchanged and create the same product.
Dividing anything by a fraction is the same as multiplying by the fraction's reciprocal. For example, 4 ÷ 2/7 = 4 x 7/2 = 14