Multiply and Divide Fractions

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What is a fraction?

Back

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator and 'b' is the denominator.

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What does it mean to multiply fractions?

Back

Multiplying fractions involves multiplying the numerators together and the denominators together.

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What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

Back

The reciprocal of a fraction 'a/b' is 'b/a'. It is obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator.

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How do you divide fractions?

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To divide fractions, multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 3/9?

Back

9/3

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What is the reciprocal of 7?

Back

1/7

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If three friends share 4/5 of a candy bar equally, how much does each get?

Back

4/15

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What is the reciprocal of 2/5?

Back

5/2

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What multiplication problem is represented by 3/8 of 1/4?

Back

3/8 x 1/4

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What is the product of 1/2 and 3/4?

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3/8