Dividing Fractions Let's Be Rational

Ms. Haber owns 1/8 of a plot of land and Ms. Presmyk owns 1/16 of another plot of land. If we combined our land, how much would we own?

• 2/24 of the land

• 2/8 of the land

• 3/16 of the land

• 3/8 of the land

When DIVIDING FRACTIONS ...

• Add the fractions.

• Get a common denominator.

• Keep the 1st fraction, Change to multiplication, and Flip the 2nd fraction to its reciprocal.

• Subtract the fractions.

• 8/21
• 2  3/4
• 1  19/56
• 56/99

Which is equivalent to the problem shown?

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Write your solution in simplest terms.

Mathematical Equivalence

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Divide these fractions

Mathematical Equivalence

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What is the quotient of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 6/40

• 6/10

• 3/5

• 12/20

Which expression can also be used to calculate the expression above?

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Divide.

• -1/10

• -5/8

• -2/20

• 5/8