5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Dividing Mixed Numbers

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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Strategy:
Change mixed numbers into improper
fractions.
Instead of dividing, multiply by the
reciprocal.
Factor when possible, multiply, and put
your answer in simplest form.

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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Example 1

6 2
5 2 2
7

32 16
5 7

=2
2 32 7 14 4
5 x 16 1 = 5 5

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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Example 2

1 1
9 6 2
3
10 20
9 3
1 10 3 1 1
3 9 x 20 2 = 6

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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Example 3

8 1
13 5
105 5
13 1

8
=1
1 21
21 105
13 x 51
= 13 13

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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Example 4

3 1
2 __ 1 __
4 12
Write the mixed numbers as
3 1 11 13 3 11
2 __ 1 __ = __ __ improper fractions. 2 __ = __
4 12 4 12 1 13 4 4
and 1 __ = __
12 12
11 12
= __ __ Rewrite as
4 13 multiplication.
11 123
______
= Simplify before multiplying.
4 13
1
33
= __ Multiply.
13
7
__ You can write the answer as a
=2
13 mixed number.
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 5-9 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Example 5

2 1
3 __ 1 __
3 9
2
__ 1
__ 11
__ 10 Write the mixed numbers as
__
3 1 = 2
__ 11
__
3 9 3 9 improper fractions. 3 =
3 3
1
__ 10
__
and 1 = .
9 9
11 9
= __ __ Rewrite as
3 10 multiplication.
11 9 3
______
= Simplify before multiplying.
3 10
1
33
= __ Multiply.
10
3
__ You can write the answer as a
=3
10 mixed number.
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