Topic 10 Key Terms- Dividing Fractions

What is the term for the number on the top of a fraction?

• Denominator

• Numerator

• Product

• Quotient

What does the word "reciprocal" mean in the context of fractions?

• The same number

• The opposite number

• The fraction flipped upside down

• The sum of two fractions

Which word describes the answer to a division problem?

• Product

• Sum

• Difference

• Quotient

• 3

• 7

• 10

• 1

What does it mean to "simplify" a fraction?

• Make the numerator larger

• Make the denominator larger

• Write the fraction in its lowest or smallest terms

• Add 1 to both numerator and denominator

Which of the following best describes the process of dividing fractions?

• Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second

• Add the numerators and denominators

• Subtract the second fraction from the first

• Multiply both numerators and denominators