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How to divide fractions with different denominators?

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"Keep, change, flip"

Keep the first fraction, change the division sign into multiplication, then flip the second fraction... Then multiply

For example,

(1)/(2) / (1)/(4)

keep, change, flip


(1)/(2) * (4)/(1)

That will result in
(4)/(2) or simplified: 2
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