Dividing Fractions

What is a reciprocal?

• The reciprocal of a number is the number itself.
• The reciprocal of a number is its square.
• It's when you flip the top and bottom number of a fraction

• The reciprocal of a number is 0 divided by that number.

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Instead of dividing a fraction you can multiply by this instead..

• the whole number
• the numerator
• the denominator
• the reciprocal

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

You should only take the reciprocal of which fraction?

• first

• second

• both

• niether

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B