Dividing fractions worksheet

Keep — Change — Flip, the simple 3 step process for dividing fractions.

But first, let’s learn the ground rules.

The key to dividing fractions lies in the power of reciprocals!

What Is A Reciprocal

A reciprocal, sometimes called the multiplicative inverse, is the transpose of the numerator and the denominator.

All this means is that we flip the fraction so that the numerator becomes the denominator and the denominator becomes the numerator.

For example:

• The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5/1, or in other words, the multiplicative inverse of 1/5 is 5.

• And the reciprocal of 3/7 is 7/3.

But why do we care about reciprocals?

We care because it helps us to create the identity property.

Division of fractions grade 7

In other words, when a number is multiplied by its reciprocal, it will always equal one!

For example, if we multiply 3/7 and 7/3, we get 21/21, which is one whole!

Throughout this lesson, we will notice that the reciprocal of a whole num