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Fractions
Dividing fractions
Formula
a/b / c/d = a/b x d/c
Rule
Keep, flip, multiply: keep the first fraction, flip the second and multiply.
Example
1/2 / 1/4 = 1/2 x 4/1 = 2
Tip
Ask "how many of the second fit into the first".
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