Question

How can you divide a fraction by a fraction?

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Answer 1

Dividing a fraction by another fraction can be done easily using the "keep, change, flip" method. First, you keep the first fraction as it is. Then, you change the division sign to a multiplication sign. Finally, you flip the second fraction upside down, which means you take its reciprocal. After that, you just multiply the two fractions together. To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators (the top numbers) together and the denominators (the bottom numbers) together. Simplifying the result, if possible, will give you the final answer. For example, to divide \( \frac{1}{2} \) by \( \frac{3}{4} \), you would keep \( \frac{1}{2} \), change the division to multiplication, flip \( \frac{3}{4} \) to get \( \frac{4}{3} \), and then multiply to get \( \frac{4}{6} \), which simplifies to \( \frac{2}{3} \).