nuMber AnD AlgebrA real numbers

eXerCise
4f Dividing rational numbers
inDiViDuAl fluenCy
PatHWaYs
1 We20 Find the reciprocals of each of the following.
eBook plus 3 2 5 5
a b c d
4 7 3 12
Activity 4-F-1
6 9 5 10
Just flip it e f g h
5 2 3 3
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1 1 3 2
Activity 4-F-2 i 5
j k l
12 15 22
More just flip it
doc-1716 m 5 n 20 o 13 p 1
Activity 4-F-3
Advanced just flip it 2 We21 Find the reciprocals of these mixed numbers.
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a 1 b 4 c 7 d 4
3 7 2 5
3
e 9
2
7
f 3 67 g 3
8
h 5
1
3
2
i 10 9 j 6109

3 Multiply each of these numbers by its reciprocal.

5 2 3
a b c
7 9 5
2 1
d 3
7
e 2
8
f 3 43

4 We22 Find:
1 8 7 9 1
a
4
23 b
9
6
c
10
2
1 2 4 5 7 9
d
12
3
e
11
6 f
12
11
10 20 8
g
3
15
21
h
2
7
21
i
15
16
15
4 4 4 5
j
9
9
k
7
10 l
8
20
4 15 7
m
3
12 n
11
5 o
9
30

eBook plus understanding

Digital doc 1
Spreadsheet 5 What is the value of this expression?
Dividing
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fractions 1
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reasoning
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6 Millicent is doing some baking. Her recipe calls for cup of sugar. If she has a 2-kg bag of
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sugar, and if 1 cup of sugar weighs 230 g, how many batches of the recipe can she make?
7 Cakes for all Occasions makes birthday cakes cut to serve 24 people. Arabella takes one
to school to celebrate her birthday, but there are 30 people in her class. What fraction of the
original slices will each student receive?

refleCTion
What strategies will you use to
divide fractions?

114 Maths Quest 7 for the Australian Curriculum