Multiplying by the reciprocal of the fraction.
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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 both the numerator and denominator by the same number is like dividing by 1.
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!
a fraction that can be changed by dividing it is called an improper fraction.