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I'm doing a worksheet about dividing fractions and I dont understand it. it's asking me to estimate and then write the quotient in simplest form. the problems are 1.) 1/2 ÷ 1/4. 2.) 4/5 ÷ 2/3. 3.) 14/15 ÷ 7. 4.) 8÷ 1/3. 5.) 12/21 ÷ 2/3. 6.) 5/6 ÷ 5/12. 7.) 5/8 ÷ 1/2.

can anyone help me?​

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1. answer: 2

2. answer: 1 and 1/5

3. answer: 2/15

4. answer: 24

5. answer: 6/7

6. answer: 2

7. answer: 1 and 1/4

Explanation: Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal (inverse) of the second fraction.

Take the reciprocal of the second fraction by flipping the numerator and denominator and changing the operation to multiplication. Then the equation becomes _________.

For fraction multiplication, multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators to get ______.

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