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Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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  • Change mixed numbers to improper fractions
  • Flip the second fraction by switching the top and bottom numbers (that is, switch the numerator with the denominator)
  • Multiply the fractions
  • If the quotient is an improper fraction, convert it to a mixed number

Divide the fractions:
[2/5] ÷[3/4]

  • [2/4] ×[4/3]

[8/12] or [2/3]

Divide the fractions:
[3/7] ÷[4/5]

  • [3/7] ×[5/4]

[15/28]

Divide the fractions:
3[2/5] ÷4[1/4]

  • [17/5] ÷[17/4]
  • [17/5] ×[4/17]

[68/85] or [4/5]

Divide the fractions:
5[1/5] ÷4[5/6]

  • [26/5] ÷[29/6]
  • [26/5] ×[6/29]

[156/145] or 1[11/145]

Divide the fractions:
1[7/8] ÷3[6/11]

  • [15/8] ÷[39/11]
  • [15/8] ×[11/39]

[165/312] or [55/104]

Divide the fraction:
[1/2] ÷3[3/4]

  • [1/2] ÷[15/4]
  • [1/2] ×[4/15]

[4/30] or [2/15]

Divide the fraction:
[3/4] ÷5[1/2]

  • [3/4] ÷[11/2]
  • [3/4] ×[2/11]

[6/44] or [3/22]

Divide the fraction:
[4/5] ÷4[4/6]

  • [4/5] ÷[28/6]
  • [4/5] ×[6/28]

[24/140] or [6/35]

Divide the fraction:
6[1/2] ÷9[1/2]

  • [13/2] ÷[28/2]
  • [13/2] ×[2/28]

[26/56] or [13/28]

Divide the fraction:
4[3/5] ÷8[4/5]

  • [23/5] ÷[44/5]
  • [23/5] ×[5/44]

[115/220] or [23/44]

*These practice questions are only helpful when you work on them offline on a piece of paper and then use the solution steps function to check your answer.

Answer

Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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Mathematics: Basic Math