How Do You Divide And Multiply Fractions?
• Multiply the numerators. The numerator is the top number of a fraction. For example, in the fraction 1/2, 1 is the numerator.’; } s += “”; document.write(s); return; } google_ad_channel = ‘+7733764704+1640266093+9911500640+7416705818+8962074949+8941458308+7122150828’ + xchannels + gchans; google_ad_client = “pub-9543332082073187”; google_ad_output = ‘js’; google_ad_type = ‘text’; google_feedback = ‘on’; google_ad_region = “test”; google_ad_format = ‘250x250_as’; //–> • Multiply the denominators. The denominator is the lower part of the fraction. For example, in the fraction 1/2, 2 is the denominator. Simplify. Most teachers will require you to simplify fractions and for good reason. It is much easier to work with a fraction in simplest for (1/2) than a fraction that…well, isn’t(442/884). • Change the division sign to a multiplication sign. • Take the reciprocal of the last fraction. For those not exactly mathematically-inclined, flip the last fraction. For example, 1/2 changes to
