Today, we’ll focus on the second easiest fraction skill. We’re going to divide fractions. As you might expect, it also involves multiplying fractions.
To remember how to divide fractions, remember this rhyme a fellow math teacher taught me a couple of years ago:
Dividing fractions, don’t ask why.
Flip-flop the second and multiply.
In practice, this little rhyme looks like this:
If you think about it, this makes sense. Draw a picture of
The important bit to remember here is that you only flip over the second fraction.
