Dividing Fractions
The most important thing to remember when dividing fractions is that you must change the division symbol to multiplication and then invert the second fraction.
Example: 3/5 / 6/8
Change the division symbol to * and change 6/8 to 8/6. The new problem then is 3/5 * 8/6
The most important thing to remember when dividing fractions is that you must change the division symbol to multiplication and then invert the second fraction.
Example: 3/5 / 6/8
Change the division symbol to * and change 6/8 to 8/6. The new problem then is 3/5 * 8/6