When you divide fractions do they have to be in fraction form?

Answer 1

No, when you divide fractions they do not have to be in fraction form. I'll show you two examples:

Let's take 2/4 divided by 6/2:

First, you must change the second fraction to its reciprocal, and change the division sign to a multiplication sign:

2/4 times 2/6.

Now you just multiply the tops and the bottoms of the fractions:

2 times 2 is 4...and 4 times 6 is 24. So 4/24

And last do any reducing that is necessary:

1/6

Take 2/5 divided by 2/15:

Using the method above you will get 2/5 times 15/2.

2 times 15 is 30 and 5 times 2 is 10. So you will get 30/10

Reducing it you will get 3/1 = 3 which is not in fraction form.