Chapter2

Chapter 2

Multiplying and
Dividing Fractions

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Section 2.5

Dividing Fractions
and Mixed Numbers

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 Objectives
A. Find the Reciprocal of a Fraction.
B. Divide Fractions.
C. Divide Fractions and Mixed Numbers or
Whole Numbers.
D. Solve Problems by Dividing Fractions.

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 Finding Reciprocals of Fractions

Definition Example
Reciprocals: Two numbers are
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reciprocals of each other if  1
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their product is 1.
Reciprocal of a fraction: To
find the reciprocal of a fraction, 1 11
interchange its numerator and 11 1
denominator.

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 Examples 1, 2 and 4
Find the reciprocal of each number.
9
a. 4
9 4

13 9
b.
9 13

9 1
c.
1 9

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Dividing Fractions

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 Examples 5 and 6
Divide and simplify.
4 1 4 8 32 2
a.     or 6
5 8 5 1 5 5

14 2 14 5 72 5 35 1
b. 17  5      2
17 2 17 2 17 17

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 Examples 8 and 9
Divide.

14
a. 0 undefined
17

b. 0  2 1 8
 0  0
8 17

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 Example 10

4
Divide:  7
9
4 4 1 4
7   
9 9 7 63

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 Example 12

2 3
Divide: 3  2
7 14
2 3 23 31 23 14 23 14
3 2     
7 14 7 14 7 31 7  31
23  2  7

7  31

46 15
 =1
31 31

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 Example 13
A designer of clothing designs an outfit that
requires 2 1/7 yards of material. How many outfits
can be made from a 30-yard bolt of material?

Number of
outfits = 30 divided by 2 1/7
1 30 15 30 7 5  2  3  7
30  2       14 outfits
7 1 7 1 15 35

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