document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215286>Question 215286</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to know the rule when dividing fractions. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6/11 / 8/22 = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do I flip the second fraction and then cross multiply? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=162664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in  fractions,  we  inverted(second term) and  multiplied<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{6/11} / {8/22)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{6/11} * (22/8),,,now  we  \"just\"  multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{6*22} /{11*8}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "132 / 88<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".OR,,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{6/11} /{8/22),,,again  invert  and  multiply<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{6/11} * {22/8},,,,now  reduce,,,by  cancelling  opposite  terms<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 * (2/8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6*(1/4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3*1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Either  works,,,but  reducing  before  multiplying keeps  the  numbers  smaller<BR>\n" );
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