Dividing Fractions

A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as 'a/b', where 'a' is the numerator and 'b' is the denominator.

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.

The reciprocal of a number 'x' is 1/x. For example, the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5.

To find the reciprocal of a fraction 'a/b', swap the numerator and denominator to get 'b/a'.

Dividing a whole number by a fraction results in a larger number. For example, 8 ÷ 1/2 = 16.

The first step is to find the reciprocal of the divisor (the fraction you are dividing by).

$$\frac{15}{16}$$ .

The rule is: 'Keep, Change, Flip'. Keep the first fraction, change the division to multiplication, and flip the second fraction.

$$1$$ .

$$2$$ .