Arithmetic Grade Six

Lesson One Hundred-Seventeen: More Fraction Division


When dividing a fraction by a fraction you follow these steps:


	ORIGINAL PROBLEM: 3/4 ÷ 4/5 =

	FLIP and CHANGE OPERATOR: 3/4 * 5/4 = 

	MULTIPLY: 3/4 * 5/4 = 15/16

Here's another example:

	ORIGINAL PROBLEM: 5/6 ÷ 6/7 =

	FLIP and CHANGE OPERATOR: 5/6 * 7/6 = 

	REDUCE (if possible):  5/6 * 7/6 = 

	MULTIPLY: 5/6 * 7/6 = 35/36


Now you get to try a few for yourself.

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