Dividing Fractions


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If you can multiply fractions, you can also divide them. In order to divide fractions, you simply invert the divisor, or in simpler terms, you flip the divisor over. Lets look at the following problem:


In order to solve this problem we must invert 2/3 and then multiply as shown below:


We now can multiply the numerators: 3 x 3 = 9 and the denominators 7 x 2 = 14 to get our answer of 9/14.


* If you ever get a problem that involves dividing a fraction by a whole number, simple add a denominator of 1 to the whole number and proceed as normal:



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