Intro to Dividing Fractions

Introduction to Dividing Fractions

Remember the steps!

Keep -> Change -> Flip

OR

Copy -> Dot -> Flip

Multiple Choice

What does reciprocal mean?

• Stay the same

• Flip

Multiple Choice

What is the reciprocal of: 
 $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{5}{2}$  

Multiple Choice

What is the reciprocal of $\frac{5}{7}$  

•  $\frac{7}{5}$  

• 7

•  $\frac{5}{7}$  

Multiple Choice

What is the reciprocal of 2

• $\frac{2}{1}$

• 2

• $\frac{1}{2}$

Multiple Choice

What would this division sentence look like if you were solving it? $\frac{2}{3}\div\frac{4}{5}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}\times\frac{4}{5}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}\times\frac{5}{4}$  

•  $\frac{3}{2}\times\frac{4}{5}$  

Multiple Choice

What would this division sentence look like if you were solving it? $4\ \div\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{4}{1}\times\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{4}\times\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{4}{1}\times\frac{5}{2}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{3}{4}$  

Solve:

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{6}{4}$  

•  $\frac{4}{6}$  

Poll

How well do you understand this information?

• Not well at all

• A little

• I'm pretty good

• I understand!