Lesson 6-6 Pages 264-266

Dividing Fractions and

Mixed NumbersLesson Check 6-5

What you will learn!

How to divide fractions and mixed numbers.

Multiplicative inverseMultiplicative inverseReciprocalReciprocal

What you really need to know!

To divide by a fraction, multiply by its multiplicative inverse or reciprocal.To divide by a mixed number, rename the mixed number as an improper fraction.

Example 1:

Write in simplest form:

3

2

9

4

4

9

2

11

2

3

12

18

Example 2:

An Air Force unit has 34 million dollars to spend on new jets. Each jet costs 4 ¼ million dollars. How many jets can be bought?

Example 2:

1

34

4

1417

4 jets 8

1

8

4

17

Example 3:

6

5

2

125

2

3

1

2

5

Example 4:

4

34

3

1619

3

4

3

3

19

4

19

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Guided Practice

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examples!

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