Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
2 14 ÷ 1 12 =
- Make each one improper: 94 ÷ 32.
- Multiply by the reciprocal: 94 × 23 = 1812 = 32.
Answer: 1 12
Example 2
3 13 ÷ 5 =
- Make it improper: 103. And 5 = 51.
- 103 × 15 = 1015 = 23.
Answer: 23
Where this is taught: Quiz 12: Dividing Fractions, “Whole numbers and mixed numbers”
The drill
Ten problems
How many:
Type a fraction with a slash, like 3/4, and a mixed number with a space, like 2 1/4. Give answers in simplest form. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.Write each answer on the line, in simplest form. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.