Dividing Fractions Powerpoint 1
Dividing Fractions Powerpoint 1
Dividing Fractions Powerpoint 1
To Divide Fractions:
KEEP – CHANGE - FLIP
Keep the first fraction
Change the division sign to a
multiplication sign
Flip the second fraction upside down
Multiply
Simplify
REMEMBER
When you flip the second fraction, you
are writing that fraction’s reciprocal.
3 5
5 3
Example 1
1 1 KEEP:
÷
CHANGE:
3 2
FLIP:
1 x 2 2
3 1 =
3
Example 2
4 4
÷
5 9
Rewrite:
4 9 36 4
x 4 = =1 5
5 20
Example 2
4 4 4 9 36
÷ = x =
5 9 5 4 20
36
1 16
20
=
1 4
5
= 20 36
20 20
16
Example 3
12 ÷ 3
1 5
USE CANCELING:
4 12 x 5 = 20 = 20
1 31 1
Example 4
1 ÷
2
6 1
Rewrite:
1 x 1 1
=
6 2 12