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Dividing Fractions

Did you know you can also use division to find equivalent fractions?

You've found equivalent fractions using models and multiplication. You can also use division. The images below demonstrate the equivalent fractions $\mathsf{ \frac{8}{8} = \frac{4}{4} }$ .

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Question

What do you divide $\mathsf{ \frac{8}{8} }$ by to get $\mathsf{ \frac{4}{4} }$ ?

Divide both eights by two.

$\mathsf{ \frac{8}{8} \div \frac{2}{2} = \frac{4}{4} }$