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Division of fractions lesson:
Simple Fractions
Step 1 – Change division sign to multiplication
Step 2 – Change the fraction following the multiplication sign to its reciprocal (rotate the
fraction around so the old denominator is the new numerator and the old numerator is the new denominator)
Step 3 - Multiply the numerators
Step 4 – Multiply the denominators
Step 5 – simplify the answer to lowest terms

Mixed Numbers
Step 1 – Convert the mixed number or numbers to improper fraction.
Step 2 – Change the division sign to multiplication.
Step 3 – Change the fraction following the multiplication sign to its reciprocal (flip the fraction around so the old denominator is the new numerator and the old numerator is the new denominator)
Step 4 - Multiply the numerators.
Step 5 – Multiply the denominators.
Step 6 – Simplify the answer to lowest form.