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Dividing of Fractions

Dividing of Fractions. by Carol Edelstein. When would you divide fractions?. One example is when you are trying to figure out how many episodes of your favorite ½ hour tv program you could watch in the 1 ½ hrs you have available. 1½ ÷ ½ = 3 You could watch 3 episodes.

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Dividing of Fractions

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  1. Dividing of Fractions by Carol Edelstein

  2. When would you divide fractions? • One example is when you are trying to figure out how many episodes of your favorite ½ hour tv program you could watch in the 1 ½ hrs you have available. 1½ ÷ ½ = 3 You could watch 3 episodes.

  3. General Division Practice When you are faced with the division problem 18 divided by 6, think “If I have 18 items and I make groups of 6, how many groups will I have?” 18 ÷ 6 = dividend divisor (start) (what groups look like) How many groups of 6 items are there? So,18 ÷ 6= 3

  4. Dividing Fractions – Conceptual Understanding • Like when we divided decimals, when you divide two fractions that are between 0 and 1, the quotient is going to be larger than at least one of your fractions. ½ ÷ ½ = 1 ½ ÷ ¾ = 2/3 Ok. Let’s look at how we can solve these problems…

  5. Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction What is 3 ÷ ¼ ? Use your prior knowledge and the illustration above to figure it out. Think, “If I start with 3, how many groups that look like ¼ will I have?”

  6. 1 2 9 10 5 6 3 4 7 8 11 12 Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction So, 3 ÷ ¼ = 12. If you start with 3, you will have 12 groups of 1/4 . Can you see how you could manipulate the fractions to get an answer of 12?

  7. Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction So, 5 ÷ 1/3 = 15. What is 5 ÷ 1/3? If you start with 5, you will have 15 groups of 1/3 . Can you see how you could manipulate the fractions to get an answer of 15?

  8. Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction What is 1/2 ÷ 1/4? How many groups of 1/4 could you fitin the half of the rectangle? 2

  9. Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction For the problem 1/2 ÷ 1/4 , how could you get an answer of 2? Can you see how you could manipulate the fractions to get an answer of 2? Isn’t ½ x 4 = 2? Remember that division is the opposite operation of multiplication, so we can do the following… MULTIPLY. 

  10. Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction Basically, in order to divide fractions we will have to multiply. 1 1 1 4 x ÷ = 2 4 2 1

  11. Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction From this point, the problem can be solved in the way that you did for multiplying fractions. 2 2 1 4 x 2 = = 2 1 1 1

  12. How to Divide Fractions • Step 1 – Convert whole numbers and mixed numbers to improper fractions. This example is from a prior slide. 1 3 1 3 = ÷ ÷ 4 1 4

  13. How to Divide Fractions • Step 2 – Keep your first fraction. 3 1 3 = ÷ 1 4 1

  14. How to Divide Fractions • Step 3 – Change the operation to multiplication. 3 1 3 = x ÷ 1 4 1

  15. How to Divide Fractions • Step 4 – Flip the second fraction. 3 1 3 4 = x ÷ 1 4 1 1

  16. How to Divide Fractions • Step 5 – Multiply the numerators, then multiple the denominators. 3 4 12 = x 1 1 1

  17. How to Divide Fractions • Step 6 – Simplify (if possible). 3 4 12 = = 12 x 1 1 1

  18. Dividing Fractions – An Example 2 3 = ÷ 9 4 Since both are fractions, now you can Keep (1st fraction), Change (the operation to multiplication), and Flip (2nd Fraction)…

  19. Now, Multiply and Simplify 3 3 3 9 27 8 x = 8) 4 2 8 27 24 3

  20. 3 3 8 Dividing Fractions So, 2 3 = ÷ 9 4

  21. Dividing Fractions – Another Example 2 1 = 2 ÷ 3 8 Convert to improper fraction

  22. 7 3 Dividing Fractions 2 8 7 = ÷ x 8 2 3 Keep Change Flip

  23. Now, Multiply and Simplify 2 7 8 56 9 6 x = 6) 3 2 6 56 54 2 2 1 ÷ = 9 9 2 6 ÷ 2 3

  24. 1 9 3 Dividing Fractions So, 2 1 = 2 ÷ 3 8

  25. Dividing Fractions – More Examples

  26. REVIEW: Dividing Fractions – Conceptual Understanding • Remember, when you divide two fractions that are between 0 and 1, the quotient is going to be larger than at least one of your fractions. ½ ÷ ½ = 1 ½ ÷ ¾ = 2/3

  27. Great job!

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