Question

Please help me with this. When dividing fractions, the ________ term becomes the reciprocal. A. Second B. First C. Neither D. Both

Answer 1

A. second

Explanation:

When dividing fractions, we always take the second term and flip that. In other words, we convert the second term into its reciprocal. Remember the phrase "flip the guy, and multiply!" Essentially, the "guy" just refers to the second term.

For example, if we have 1/3 ÷ 2/5, in order to solve this, we flip the second term, which is 2/5 so that it becomes 5/2 and then multiply:

1/3 ÷ 2/5 = 1/3 × 5/2 = 5/6

The answer is thus A.

~ an aesthetics lover

Answer 2

The second term becomes the reciprocal and then you multiply the first term by the second term