Do you know why when dividing a fraction by a fraction, you flip and multiple? What does dividing a fraction by a fraction really mean?

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Jaquan Parsons

10 August, 12:39

Do you know why when dividing a fraction by a fraction, you flip and multiple? What does dividing a fraction by a fraction really mean?

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Hanna Baker · Answer 1

Because dividing is basically multiply by the inverse.

Step-by-step explanation:

Much like negating a number from a number is adding the later one to the flipped sign of the earlier number, dividing a fraction by a fraction means you multiply the later by the inverse of the earlier. To find the inverse of a fraction, you flip it upside down.