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"How Many of These Fit Into That?"
"How Many of These Fit Into That?"
Take the problem 1/2 Ă· 1/8. If we ask the question "how many times will 1/8 fit into 1/2?" it's easy to see the answer is 4!
Common Denominators -
The Eccher Method
Common Denominators -
The Eccher Method
Finally - the Algorithm
Finally - the Algorithm
Dividing fractions is closely related to multiplying fractions, thanks to a little thing called the Reciprocal Rule of Division. The rule makes two important points relating to division with fractions:
Any division problem can be stated as a fraction (and vice versa)
Any fraction can be restated as the dividend times the reciprocal of the divisor
for example,
Reciprocal Rule of Division
Here is a video explaining the Reciprocal Rule of Division (~8 min)
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