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Divide Fractions

You can use reciprocals to divide fractions. To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.

Example 1
1 1
Find .
2 5
1 1 1 5 5
= Multiply by the reciprocal, .
2 5 2 1 1
5 1
= or 2 Multiply numerators and denominators.
2 2

Example 2
2 4
Find .
3 5
2 4 2 5 5
= Multiply by the reciprocal, .
3 5 3 4 4
12 5
= Divide 2 and 4 by the GCF, 2.
34
2
5
= Multiply numerators and denominators.
6

Exercises
Divide. Write in simplest form.
1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3
1. 2. 3. 4.
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3 5 9 2 3 4 2 4

4 1 4 1 5 5 9 1
5. 6. 7. 8.
5 2 5 10 12 6 10 3

3 7 9 1 2 5 3 7
9. 10. 11. 12.
4 12 10 9 3 8 4 9

1 5 3 3 7 5
13. 2 14. 15 15. 16.
2 6 8 4 10 7

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