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Because fractions require division. 1/2 is the same as one divided by two.
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∙ 10y agoFractions are divisions. The line in a fraction can be read as "divided by." 3/4 = 3 divided by 4.
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Why fractions and division go together?
Because division of two numbers a and b is defined to return the fraction a/b, which is actually an equivalence class of pairs (n*a,n*b) for all nonzero n, such that x/1 is identified with x for all numbers x.
Do you flip the denominator when you multiply?
No, you do not flip the denominator when you multiply. To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
How is division related to fractions?
Fractions are representations of division. The line in a fraction can be read as "divided by." 3/4 = 3 divided by 4
Is fractions the same as division?
Indeed--fractions are merely an alternative way to represent division. example: 1/2 ----> one divided by two ----> 0.5 ;)
How are decimals and fractions related to division?
Decimals and fractions are ways of representing numbers. Division is an arithmetic operation between two numbers (and the inverse of the multiplication operation). One form of writing the division operation looks like a fraction.
How can division be used to represent fractions?
Fractions are division. 3/4 is the same as 3÷4
Do you flip the denominator when you multiply?
No, you do not flip the denominator when you multiply. To multiply fractions, you multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
Why fractions and division go together?
Because division of two numbers a and b is defined to return the fraction a/b, which is actually an equivalence class of pairs (n*a,n*b) for all nonzero n, such that x/1 is identified with x for all numbers x.
What type of math is fractions?
It is division.
How is division related to fractions?
Fractions are representations of division. The line in a fraction can be read as "divided by." 3/4 = 3 divided by 4
what is the meaning of multiplying fractions and where the rules comes from?
Multiplying fractions is all about division
What is the difference between multiplication and division fractions?
In dividing fractions you have to change division to multiplication and change the second fraction into a recipracol(flip the fraction.
How are fractions related to division?
Fractions are related to division because the top of the fraction is the numerator or the dividend of the fraction and the bottom of the fraction is the denominator or the divisor of the fraction.
Is fractions the same as division?
Indeed--fractions are merely an alternative way to represent division. example: 1/2 ----> one divided by two ----> 0.5 ;)
Why change mixed numbers to improper fractions?
For addition, subtraction, division and multiplication with other fractions
How are fractions and quotients related?
Fractions are form of a division problem and a quotient is an aswer to one. So a fractions mixed number is a quotient
What are the rules for fractions?
addition,subtraction,multiplication,division
