Question

Can you teach me how to divide fractions?

Answer 1

We illustrate the division of fractions by taking the example below.

`(5)/(7)/(25)/(14)`

The first step is to change the division sign to multiplication by changing the fraction after the division sign.

`=(5)/(7)*(14)/(25)`

Next, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.

`=(5*14)/(7*25)`

You then simplify by dividing common factors.

`\begin{gathered} \\ =(5)/(25)*(14)/(7) \\ =(1)/(5)*2 \\ =(2)/(5) \end{gathered}`