When dividing fractions, we can flip one fraction and then multiply them together because division is essentially the same as multiplying by the reciprocal.
For example, when dividing fractions ๐/๐ by ๐/๐, we can flip the second fraction to get the reciprocal ๐/๐, and then multiply the fractions together:
(๐/๐) รท (๐/๐) = (๐/๐) ร (๐/๐)
This is based on the concept of equivalent fractions. When we flip a fraction, we are essentially finding an equivalent fraction with the numerator and denominator swapped. And when we multiply fractions, we can simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together to find the product.
Therefore, flipping one fraction and multiplying is a convenient way to handle division of fractions, and it provides the same result as dividing them directly.
When dividing fractions, why can we flip one fraction and then multiply them together?
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