Dividing Fractions 1
We call these questions
FLIPPIN' DIVISION!
The magic phrase to remember is:
LEAVE IT, CHANGE IT, FLIP IT!
Here is a question:
Write out the question
Do the magic phrase:
leave the first fraction
change the sign to times
flip the second fraction
Now we just have a times question to do
Find common factors (numbers to divide by)
1 and 5 can't simplify further so we leave them
4 and 8 are both divisible by 2 to leave 1 and 2
Multiply across
FLIPPIN' DIVISION!
The magic phrase to remember is:
LEAVE IT, CHANGE IT, FLIP IT!
Here is a question:
Write out the question
Do the magic phrase:
leave the first fraction
change the sign to times
flip the second fraction
Now we just have a times question to do
Find common factors (numbers to divide by)
1 and 5 can't simplify further so we leave them
4 and 8 are both divisible by 2 to leave 1 and 2
Multiply across
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