Dividing Fractions

To Divide Fractions:
KEEP – CHANGE - FLIP
Keep the first fraction
Change the division sign to a
multiplication sign
Flip the second fraction upside down
Multiply
Simplify
 REMEMBER
When you flip the second fraction, you
are writing that fraction’s reciprocal.

3 5
5 3
 Example 1

1 1 KEEP:
÷ CHANGE:
3 2
FLIP:

1 x 2 2
3 1 =
3
 Example 2
4 4
÷
5 9
Rewrite:

4 x 9 = 36 =1 4
5 4 20 5
 Example 3

12 ÷ 3
1 5
USE CANCELING:

4 12 x 5 = 20 = 20
1 31 1
 Example 4

1 ÷
2
6 1
Rewrite:

1 x 1 1
6 =
2 12
 Example 5
Change to Improper fraction

3 89 1 9
÷ 2
5 4 4 4

13 4 4
x =
5 9 3 15
PRACTICE
 To Divide Fractions:
KEEP – CHANGE - FLIP
Keep the first fraction
Change the division sign to a
multiplication sign
Flip the second fraction upside down
Multiply
Simplify
 Your turn!!!!
A farmer has 3 ½ hectares of land. He
divided the farm between his two sons.
How many hectares did each son get?
 Your turn!!!!
A farmer has 3 ½ hectares of land. He
divided the farm between his two sons.
How many hectares did each son get?
Exercise 1.3
Exercise 1.3