How To Easily Divide Fractions
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How To Easily Divide Fractions
Alexa Hale (Professional Tutor, Academic Advantage) gives expert video advice on: What's an easy way to divide fractions?
What's an easy way to divide fractions?
Here are some tips for dividing fractions. Our first fraction will be 1/3 divided by 3/4. The first thing you need to know is you do not need to have a common denominator when you are dividing fractions. So, the way you divide fractions is you take the first one and you're going to multiply it by the reciprocal of the second term, meaning you are going to flip the second fraction. So, you're going to be multiplying the first fraction by 4 over 3. Once again what we did, the first term comes down as normal. The second one, you flip it, using the reciprocal, and then you multiply straight across. 1 times 4 is 4. 3 times 3 is 9. So, your answer is 4/9.
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