Dividing Mixed Numbers
Example: 2 3/8 divided by 1 2/3
GET MAD!!!!! Not angry mad. Multiply Add and keep the denominator.
Multiply the denominator (8) by the whole number (2) and then add the numerator (3). 8*2+3 = 19 Keep the denominator. My new fraction is 19/8. Do the same with the other fraction: 3*1+2 = 5. The new fraction is 5/3.
My new problem is 19/8 divided by 5/3. To divide a fraction you must change the division sign to multiplication and invert the second fraction. 19/8 * 3/5.
Example: 2 3/8 divided by 1 2/3
GET MAD!!!!! Not angry mad. Multiply Add and keep the denominator.
Multiply the denominator (8) by the whole number (2) and then add the numerator (3). 8*2+3 = 19 Keep the denominator. My new fraction is 19/8. Do the same with the other fraction: 3*1+2 = 5. The new fraction is 5/3.
My new problem is 19/8 divided by 5/3. To divide a fraction you must change the division sign to multiplication and invert the second fraction. 19/8 * 3/5.