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Dividing Fractions

Dividing fractions is actually quite easy once you fully understand what division is. If your student has difficulty with this don't move on until they fully grasp the concept of division using whole numbers. You can get a full explanation go to my division of whole numbers lesson. Bellow I have a quick review.

Division - a quick review.

Division is taking one number and seperating it into a number of groups of a specific quantity.

Example 1: Ten divided by 2, which can also be written as 10/2

$fraction division$	This question is asking you "how many groups of 2 can you make from a group of 10?"
	Take a look at the diagram to the left which illustrates this process. We can create 5 groups of 2 from a group of 10

Example 2: Ten divided by 1/2

$dividing fractions$	This question is asking you "how many groups of 1/2 can you make from a group of 10?"
	Take a look at the diagram to the left which illustrates this process. We can create 20 groups of 1/2 from a group of 10

If you repeat this process with a number of different examples, you will start to notice a pattern develop.
r Can we see a pattern forming? YES

10 Divided by 2 = 5
10 Divided by 1/2 = 20

So when we DIVIDE by 2, we in fact multiply by 1/2
When we DIVIDE by 1/2, we in fact multiply by 2

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Don't forget to practice! You can find lot's of dividing fractions worksheets at our printable fraction worksheets section. Move fromdividing fractions to printable math worksheets home page or K6Math numbers section.

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