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multiplying and dividing fractions
by supermomof727 on Thu Jan 20, 2011 7:13 pm
can someone please explain how to do fractions with the same denominator
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by stapel_eliz on Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:31 pm
supermomof727 wrote:can someone please explain how to do fractions with the same denominator
What do you mean by "doing" fractions? Are you converting to the common denominator? Adding (and subtracting) with the common denominator? Or something else?
Thank you!
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Re: multiplying and dividing fractions 
by snowdrifter on Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:48 am
I am going to assume you want multiplying and dividing fractions.
When multiplying or dividing fractions there is no need to have the denominators the same, they can be the same or not, it doesn't matter.
When you multiply two fractions the answer is the numerator times the numerator over the denominator times the denominator.
Like this:
When you divide fractions you must invert the divisor and the multiply:
Like this:
More information here.
When multiplying or dividing fractions there is no need to have the denominators the same, they can be the same or not, it doesn't matter.
When you multiply two fractions the answer is the numerator times the numerator over the denominator times the denominator.
Like this:
When you divide fractions you must invert the divisor and the multiply:
Like this:
More information here.
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