Key Concepts
- Multiply or divide mixed numbers.
- Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions.
- Follow the rules for fraction multiplication or division.
- Simplify if possible.
- Simplify a complex fraction.
- Rewrite the complex fraction as a division problem.
- Follow the rules for dividing fractions.
- Simplify if possible.
- Placement of negative sign in a fraction.
- For any positive numbers [latex]a[/latex] and [latex]b[/latex] , [latex]{\Large\frac{-a}{b}}={\Large\frac{a}{-b}}={\Large-\frac{a}{b}}[/latex]
- Simplify an expression with a fraction bar.
- Simplify the numerator.
- Simplify the denominator.
- Simplify the fraction.
Glossary
- complex fraction
- A complex fraction is a fraction in which the numerator or the denominator contains a fraction.
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