1. Division of Fractions Press Ctrl-A ©2009 G Dear – Not to be sold/Free to use Web Resources Stage 4 Years 7 & 8

2. 2 Division of Fractions (1/4) Mixed Fractions Improper Fractions Express Mixed Fractions as Improper Fractions. Division Sign Multiplication Sign Change Division Sign to Multiplication Sign. Reciprocal of Fraction Multiplication Sign Put Reciprocal of Fraction after Multiplication Sign. Multiply as usual Multiply as usual. End of Slide

3. 3 13 4 5 3 5 3 7 44 1 11 3 Division of Fractions (2/4) Write the Reciprocal. a) 3 5 is 3 5 b) 3 is c) 1 is e) is 7 1 d) 1 is 1 = 2323 13 4 f) is 3 = 1414 End of Slide

4. 4 Division of Fractions (3/4) a) 1 ÷ = 1717 =7 b) 2 ÷ = 1313 c) 1515 1515 2÷ x 711171 = =6 x 312161 = =11 x 51115111 = = 1 1 End of Slide

5. 5 4.12 Division of Fractions (4/4) a) b) c) 1414 ÷ 5757 = 14 x 75 = 720 5757 ÷ 8 11 = 57 x 118 = 5556 3838 ÷ 2929 = 38 x 92 = 2716 = 1 1116 End of Slide