Question

Jade says that when you divide fractions that you multiply by the reciprocal of the dividend.Jesse says that when you divide fractions it doesn't matter if you multiply by the reciprocal of the dividend or the divisor, as long as you reduce your answer.Genesis says that when you divide fractions that you multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.Who is correct? Your answer must be in the form of a complete sentence with proper punctuation and capitalization or it will not be accepted.

Answer 1

Answer: Genesis says that when you divide fractions that you multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor

Explanation:

When dividing fractions, the Dividend is the first fraction, while the second fraction is the Divisor. This puts the first fraction in position of the numerator and the second fraction in the position of the denominator.

For instance,

Divide : (1/2) by (1/4)

(1/2) / (1/4)

1/2 = Dividend ; 1/4 = Divisor

To correctly solve this;

We multiply the reciprocal of the divisor by the Dividend

Reciprocal of Dividend :

1/4 = 4/1 (reciprocal)

Hence,

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

Using a calculator to perform the division directly, the same result will be obtained.