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Arithmetic

Course: Arithmetic > Unit 15

Lesson 5: Dividing fractions by fractions
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Arithmetic
Divide fractions
Dividing fractions by fractions
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Divide whole numbers by fractions

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Problem

Use the number line to answer the following 2 questions.
  1. How many groups of start fraction, 5, divided by, 3, end fraction are in 1?
  • Your answer should be
  • a proper fraction, like 1, slash, 2 or 6, slash, 10
  • an improper fraction, like 10, slash, 7 or 14, slash, 8
groups
  1. Evaluate.
9, divided by, start fraction, 5, divided by, 3, end fraction, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • a proper fraction, like 1, slash, 2 or 6, slash, 10
  • an improper fraction, like 10, slash, 7 or 14, slash, 8
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