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Dividing fractions

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Flip and multiply

2/3 ÷ 1/6 asks: how many sixths fit in two-thirds?1/61/61/61/61/61/62/3 of the bar = 4 sixths2/3 × 6/1 = 12/3 = 4 ✓flip the SECOND fraction, then multiply — that flip is the reciprocal
Dividing by less than 1 makes the answer bigger. That is not a mistake.
  1. 1Turn the SECOND fraction upside down.