Answer:
To divide two fractions, first rewrite the problem as the dividend times the _inverse_ of the divisor.
Step-by-step explanation:
Suppose we have the following division of fractions:
[tex]\frac{\frac{b}{c}}{\frac{h}{p}}[/tex]
The dividend is the expression that appears in the numerator. In this case, the dividend is: [tex]\frac{b}{c}[/tex]
The divisor is: [tex]\frac{h}{p}[/tex]
We can write this expression as:
[tex]\frac{b}{c}*\frac{1}{\frac{h}{p}}[/tex]
But [tex]\frac{1}{\frac{h}{p}}=\frac{p}{h}[/tex]
and [tex]\frac{p}{h}[/tex] is the inverse of [tex]\frac{h}{p}[/tex]
Therefore
[tex]\frac{\frac{b}{c}}{\frac{h}{p}}=\frac{b}{c}*\frac{p}{h}[/tex]
Then to divide two fractions, first rewrite the problem as the dividend times the _inverse_ of the divisor.
