When you wish to divide by a fraction, you would flip the divisor and multiply by the new fraction.
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when you flip the numerator and denominator you call it the reciprocal. hope it helped.
you get a completely different fraction
To put fractions into opposite fractions, all you have to do is flip it so that the numerator becomes the denominator and the denominator becomes the numerator. This is called a reciprocal. Example: The opposite of 3/5 is 5/3
you switch the numerator with the denominator then multiply the numerator first then the denominator.
numerator by numerator, denominator by denominator