Division of Fraction Practice Test Solutions and Answers
This is the complete solutions and answers to the Practice Test on Division of Fractions. If you are not familiar with the method, or you have forgotten how to do it, please read “How to Divide Fractions.“
In dividing fractions, you must convert all mixed fractions to improper fractions before performing the division. The division involves getting the reciprocal (multiplicative inverse) of the divisor, and then multiplying both fractions instead of dividing them.
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We get the reciprocal of 
(you can use cancellation to do this quickly). Reducing to lowest terms by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2 results to 
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The division 
Reducing to lowest terms by dividing both the numerator and the denominator of the preceding fraction by 
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Any whole number in multiplication has a denominator 
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The reciprocal of 
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 
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We get the reciprocal of
Converting the improper fraction to mixed fraction gives us 
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First we convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction, then multiply it to the reciprocal of 
We now multiply:
Converting 
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Converting 
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Converting 
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The given above is the same as 
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The fraction 
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Answer in number 9 is wrong, it should be 13/20
Hi Janine,
Yes, you are correct. I already changed the solution and answer. 🙂
the number 8 also have wrong answer since you mistakenly supply wrong given numbers instead of 3 1/2 you use 7 1/2.
Thanks MJ. You are right. I messed up the given. Anyway, I have already corrected it.
no problem, sir 🙂