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When you wish to divide by a fraction, you would flip the divisor and multiply by the new fraction.

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Q: When do you flip the numerator and denominator?
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What is it called when you flip the numerator and the denominator?

when you flip the numerator and denominator you call it the reciprocal. hope it helped.


What is the results when you flip the numerator and denominator of a fraction?

you get a completely different fraction


What type of problem do you use for a reciprocal?

Flip the numerator and denominator. For example, reciprocal of 3/2 is 2/3.


Has a numerator and denominator?

A fraction has a numerator and a denominator.


What do you divide first numerator or denominator?

you switch the numerator with the denominator then multiply the numerator first then the denominator.


What is the answer with the same numerator and the same denominator?

The same numerator as which numerator and the same denominator as which denominator?


How do you put fractions into opposite fractions?

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


How do you multipy fractions?

numerator by numerator, denominator by denominator


Find the reciprocal for two fifths?

5/2 To find the reciprocal, you flip the top (numerator) and bottom (denominator) of the fraction.


What is the other name for numerator and denominator?

"The numerator and denominator are known as the fraction bar.”


How do you change a fraction into its reciprocal?

You switch its numerator(top number) with its denominator(Bottom number)


How can you make a reciprocal out of a mixed number?

First you need to make the mixed number into a improper fraction. To do this, take the denominator times the number in front. Then add the result to the numerator. Then the improper fraction is that result over the denominator. _______________________________________________________________ If X is the leading number, D is the denominator, N is the numerator: X and N/D=(X*D+N)/D _______________________________________________________________ Then take this new fraction and flip the numerator and the denominator: D/(X*D+N) _______________________________________________________________ So to get the reciprocal of a mixed number in one step, the reciprocal's: numerator is equal to the denominator of the mixed number; denominator is equal to the leading number multiplied by the denominator added to the numerator.