Practice Objectives
  • Demonstrate the ability to find the quotient of signed fractions
  • Demonstrate the ability to reduce a fraction to lowest terms

Practice Dividing Signed Fractions


Instructions:

Answer 7/10 questions correctly to pass.

Find the quotient, simplify your answer.

Write a negative fraction as: -a/b or a/-b.


Problem:

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Dividing Signed Fractions:

  1. Determine the sign of the quotient
    • An even number of negatives gives a positive quotient
    • An odd number of negatives gives a negative quotient
  2. Work with the absolute values
  3. Simplify each fraction
  4. Take the reciprocal of the rightmost fraction and multiply
  5. Cross cancel any common factors among all numerators and denominators
  6. Set up the answer:
    • Numerator: Find the product of all numerators
    • Denominator: Find the product of all denominators
  7. Attach the correct sign to the answer

Step-by-Step:


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