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How do you divide a fraction

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5 6

7 8

do the reciprocal of 6/8 OR 5/7.
5 8 40 20/21
= and simplify
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User Malitta N
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It's always best to simply multiply by the reciprocal
For example:

(2)/(3) / (3)/(4)
The reciprocal basically means to "flip" the fraction so...
3/4 -----> 4/3
(Only flip ONE of the fractions not both of them...you can choose either fraction for flip you'd still get the same answer)
Now instead of a division problem we have a multiplication problem now our problem looks like this:

(2)/(3) * (4)/(3)
Now we simply multiply across

(2*4=8)/(3*3=9)
As you see above I multiplied across to get a final answer of

(8)/(9)


And that's how you divide a fraction.
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