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Dividing with Fractions

CCSS 6.NS.A.1

a ÷ b

Quotient

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Expression — type any two fractions or whole numbers

whole numbers (4), fractions (2/3), or mixed numbers (1 1/2)

The process — step by step

Why the rule works

Cut both fractions into same-size tiles (a common denominator) and the division turns into counting: how many times do the tiles in one group fit into the tiles you have? That count is always ad ÷ bc — exactly what multiplying by the reciprocal gives.