Question

How do you divide fractions

Answer 1

you find the reciprocal of the second fraction and change the division sign to multiplication and multiply straight across

Answer 2

Dividing fractions is basically the same thing as multiplying fractions but by the reciprocal.

For example,
`(3)/(8)` ÷
`(1)/(4)` you would change this so in the second fraction that is being divided, the numerator and the denominator would switch places. Instead, it would be...

`(3)/(8)` x
`(4)/(1)`