GCSE; AQA; Fractions - AQA Multiplying and dividing fractions. Fractions are used commonly in everyday life, eg sale prices at 1/3 off, or recipes using 1/2 a tablespoon of an ingredient.

It only makes sense, then, to stress when teaching students to divide whole numbers that dividing by any number is the same as multiplying by that number’s reciprocal. Example: 24 ÷ 6 = 24 x 1/6.

Dividing Fractions: When dividing fractions, you can achieve the same result by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. A fraction consists of a numerator and a ...

Multiplying fractions Solve word problems involving multiplication of fractions by other fractions, and multiplication of fractions by mixed numbers (a whole number and a fraction, such as 11⁄4 ...

The common denominator model, while not really a picture, demonstrates that the same rules apply to multiplication and division with fractions. It also shows why “invert and multiply” works.

Video summary. In a mysterious crystal cave, Olivia and Hassan get to work dividing and multiplying fractions in order to find their way out. Archimedes has ²⁄₅ of an emerald and asks how ...