The method to divide fractions is to keep the first fraction the same, turn the divide sign into a multiply and turn the second fraction upside down. This is known as multiplying by the reciprocal.
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Multiplying fractions

👉 Learn how to multiply fractions. To multiply fractions, we need to multiply the numerator by the numerator and multiply the denominator by the denominator. We then reduce the fraction. By reducing ...
Learn how to divide fractions. To divide two fractions, we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. (The reciprocal of a fraction is swapping the positions of the ...