Question

How is the process used to divide fractions similar to the process used to multiply fractions?

Answer 1

Well when you divide fractions you are actually using multiplication. Dividing is the same as multilying by the reciprocal

Answer 2

When we are multiplying any two fractions, we do the following:

`(a)/(b) *(c)/(d)`

And when we are dividing two fractions, we do the following:

`( (a)/(b) )/( (c)/(d) )`

We solve such problems by multiplying but we take the reciprocal of denominator.

It will look like
`(a)/(b) *(d)/(c)`

So, basically we are multiplying in both conditions. This is why these are similar.