1. Name __________________________________ Date __________________
Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Portsmore Period________ Unit 6 Lesson 3Dividing
Fractions &Mixed Numbers
VOCABULARY DEFINTION EXAMPLE
NumberReciprocal
1
5
3
RECIPROCAL 4
Find the reciprocals:

2. Dividing fractions 22 ÷
=
5 4
1. Rewrite as multiplication using the
2_
reciprocal of the second fraction. =
5
(______, ________, _________)
24
2. Cross ____________________. =
5 2
14___
3. Multiply the _________________ =
5 1
144
4. Multiply the _________________ =
5 1
4
5. _______________if necessary.
5
Dividing mixed numbers 22 ÷
15 4
=
1. Change mixed numbers into _2 ÷ =
____________________ 5 4
2. Rewrite as ____________________
7__
using the reciprocal of the second fraction. =
5 2
(______, ________, _________)
74
3. Cross _______________if able. =
5 2
74__
4. Multiply the _______________ =
5 1
1428
5. Multiply the _______________ =
5 1
6. _______________ to a mixed number 28 ___
=
if necessary. 5

4. Name __________________________________ Date __________________
Mrs. Labuski& Mrs. Portsmore Period________ Unit 6 Lesson 3 Dividing
Fractions & Mixed Numbers
VOCABULARY DEFINTION EXAMPLE
Two numbers are NumberReciprocal
15
reciprocals if their 5 1
product is 1.
34
RECIPROCAL Dividing by a 4 3
number is the same
as multiplying by
its reciprocal.
Find the reciprocals:
Change mixed number to an improper fraction and then find the reciprocal.

5. Dividing fractions 22 ÷
=
5 4
1. Keep the first fraction
Change division to multiplication
24
Flip the second fraction to get the asreciprocal =
5 2
(keep, change, reciprocal)
1
24
2. Cross reduce. =
5 2
1
144
3. Multiply the numerators =
5 1
144
4. Multiply the denominators =
5 1 5
4
5. Reduce if necessary.
5
Dividing mixed numbers 22 ÷
1
5 4
=
1. Change mixed numbers into improper 72 ÷ =
fractions 5 4
2. Rewrite as multiplication using the reciprocal 74
=
of the second fraction.(keep, change, reciprocal) 5 2
74
3. Cross reduce if able. =
5 2
7428
4. Multiply the numerators =
5 2
1428
5. Multiply the denominators =
5 210
6. Reduce /convert to a mixed number if 2884
necessary.
=
10 10 5
=
2 2

6. K C R K C R
5 1 11 ÷11 7 3
6 5 4 7 8 2
K C R
15 1 111 7 21
6 51 4 11 1 16
7
4
13 ÷ 11 9 ÷ 3 3 ÷ 9
4 4 10 1 4 1
K C R K C R K C R
13 4 1 39 11 3 1
1 4 11 10 31 4 93
13 3 1
11 10 12
24 ÷ 6 5÷ 23 17 ÷ 13
9 7 6 10 8 4
K C R K C R K C R
424 7 5 105 17 41
9 61 36 23 28 13
28
9