dividing fractions. ex) rhiannon is planning to make friendship bracelets for her friends. each...

Dividing Fractions

Dividing FractionsEx) Rhiannon is planning to make friendship bracelets for her friends. Each bracelet is made with a piece of string that is 1/8 m in length. How many bracelets can she cut from a piece of string that is 3 m long?


Fractions may look different, but remember they are still numbers. We should still think of division in the same way.


Fractions may look different, but remember they are still numbers. We should still think of division in the same way. Here, we are trying to figure out how many times one number will fit into another number.


8

13


8

13

8

1

1

3


8

13

1

8

1

38

1

1

3


Invert and Multiply !!!

8

13

1

8

1

38

1

1

3


8

13

1

24

1

8

1

38

1

1

3


8

13

241

24

1

8

1

38

1

1

3


Rhiannon can make 24 bracelets from a 3 m rope.

8

13

241

24

1

8

1

38

1

1

3

Dividing Fractions

.1

8

8

1: sreciprocalcalledareandNOTE

Dividing Fractions

.1

:

.1

8

8

1:

togethermultipliedaretheywhenofproductahavethey

ifothereachofsreciprocalarenumbersTwoDEFINTION

sreciprocalcalledareandNOTE

Dividing Fractions

11

1

8

8

1

8

8

1

.1

:

.1

8

8

1:

togethermultipliedaretheywhenofproductahavethey

ifothereachofsreciprocalarenumbersTwoDEFINTION

sreciprocalcalledareandNOTE

Dividing FractionsEx) Divide.

6

5

22

15


6

5

22

15

5

6

22

15


Invert and Multiply !

6

5

22

15

5

6

22

15


15 and 5 have a common factor.

6

5

22

15

5

6

22

15


Divide them both by 5.

6

5

22

15

5

6

22

15


6

5

22

15

1

6

22

35

6

22

15


22 and 6 have a common factor.

6

5

22

15

1

6

22

35

6

22

15



6

5

22

15

1

6

22

35

6

22

15



6

5

22

15

1

3

11

31

6

22

35

6

22

15


6

5

22

15

11

9

1

3

11

31

6

22

35

6

22

15

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