how do you divide a fraction
5 6
7 8
do the reciprocal of 6/8 OR 5/7.
5 8 40 20/21
= and simplify
7 6 42
It's always best to simply multiply by the reciprocal
For example:
\(\frac{2}{3} / \frac{3}{4}\)
The reciprocal basically means to "flip" the fraction so...
3/4 -----> 4/3
(Only flip ONE of the fractions not both of them...you can choose either fraction for flip you'd still get the same answer)
Now instead of a division problem we have a multiplication problem now our problem looks like this:
\(\frac{2}{3} * \frac{4}{3}\)
Now we simply multiply across
\(\frac{2*4=8}{3*3=9}\)
As you see above I multiplied across to get a final answer of
\(\frac{8}{9}\)
And that's how you divide a fraction.