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Deep knowledge of dividing fractions!Dividing fractions is very straightforward once you know how to multiply fractions
It is important to explain a thing or two before showing you how to divide fractions. Look at this fraction 2/3 In the lesson about fractions, we called 2 the numerator and 3 the denominator. You can also call 2 the dividend and 3 the divisor. These terms are used when doing long division; When we divide fractions, these are also used to describe the operation. Now,look at the fractions (2/5) /(4/3) I put parentheses to avoid confusion, but, basically, what you have is a fraction divided by another fraction. Whenever a fraction is divided by another, we call this a complex fraction. Here, the dividend is 2/5 and the divisor is 4/7 When you divide fractions,invert the divisor and multiply the inverted divisor by the dividend. The inverted divisor is called the reciprocal Inverting a fraction means that your numerator will become your denominator and your denominator will become your numerator example: invert 2/3 You get 3/2 Now try to do (2/5)/(4/3) (2/5)/(4/3) = 2/5 times 3/4 = 6/20 To simplify 6/20, get the greatest common factor of 6 and 20. GCF(6,20) = 2 Divide both numerator and denominator by 2 You get 3/10 Example: (3/8)/(3/4)= 3/8 times (4/3)=12/24=1/2 I made a calculator. Use it to practice. Fun math game: Solve a math problem and then eat the math man
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