To divide fractions, rewrite the division problem as a multiplication problem by flipping, or making reciprocal, the second fraction. This turns the division into multiplication where you multiply the tops and multiply the bottoms. The document provides an example of dividing two fractions by rewriting it as a multiplication problem and then simplifying to show it follows the same process as multiplying fractions.

1. Dividing Fractions The opposite of multiplying fractions

3. What’s the opposite of addition? Subtraction, of course

4. What’s the opposite of multiplication? Remind yourself that when multiplying fractions, make them look like opposites. Here’s how… Division

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