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44 CHAPTER 2 Introduction to Variables
Fraction Division and Compound Fractions
Division of fractions with variables can become multiplication of fractions by
inverting the second fraction. Because compound fractions are really only
fraction division problems, rewrite the compound fraction as fraction divi-
sion then as fraction multiplication.
Example
4 4 x 4 3 12
5 ¼ ¼ ¼
x 5 3 5 x 5x
3
Practice
15
1: 32 ¼
x
6
9x
2: 14 ¼
2x
17
4
3: 3 ¼
21x
8
3
4: 8y ¼
1
y
2
5: x ¼
7
11y
12x
6: 7 ¼
23
6y
3
7: ¼
2
9y
x
8: 2 ¼
5
