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Warm UpMultiply.
1. 5 6–3 1
2–2
2. 23–15 –
3. 0.05(2.8)
4. –0.9(16.1)
10
0.14
–14.49
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Problem of the Day
Katie made a bookshelf that is 5 feet long. The first 6 books she put on it took up 8 inches of shelf space. About how many books should fit on the shelf?45
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Learn to divide fractions and decimals.
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reciprocal
Vocabulary
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A number and its reciprocal have a product of 1. To find the reciprocal of a fraction, exchange the numerator and the denominator. Remember that an integer can be written as a fraction with a denominator of 1.
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Multiplication and division are inverse operations. They undo each other.
Notice that multiplying by the reciprocal gives the same result as dividing.
1 3
2 5
2 15
= 2 5
=÷2 15
1 3
= 1 3=
2 • 5 15 • 2
5 2
2 15
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Additional Example 1A: Dividing Fractions
Divide. Write the answer in simplest form.
Multiply by the reciprocal.
5 11
÷ 1 2
5 11
•2 1
=
No common factors.
5 11
÷ 1 2
10 11=
A.
Simplest form
5 11
•2 1
=
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Additional Example 1B: Dividing Fractions
Divide. Write the answer in simplest form.
B. 3 8
÷ 22
3 8
÷ 22 = 19 8
2 1÷ Write as an improper fraction.
Multiply by the reciprocal.
No common factors
= 19 8
1 2
19 • 18 • 2
=
3 16
=1 19 ÷ 16 = 1 R 319 16=
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When dividing a decimal by a decimal, multiply both numbers by a power of 10 so you can divide by a whole number. To decide which power of 10 to multiply by, look at the denominator. The number of decimal places is the number of zeros to write after the 1.
13.24
=1.320.4
= 1.320.4
1 decimal place 1 zero
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= 1.6
38.424
=
Find 0.384 ÷ 0.24.
Additional Example 2: Dividing Decimals
0.3840.24
0.384 ÷ 0.24 = 100100
Divide.38.424
=
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5.25 for n = 0.15n
Divide.
= 35
Additional Example 3A: Evaluating Expressions with Fractions and Decimals
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.
5.250.15
5.250.15
=100100 100
100
0.15 has 2 decimal
places, so use .
52515=
When n = 0.15, = 35.5.25
n
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k ÷ for k = 54 5
5 ÷ 5 4
= 5 1
•4 5
1 46
5 • 51 • 4
= == 254
Additional Example 3B: Evaluating Expressions with Fractions and Decimals
Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable.
Divide.
Multiply by the reciprocal.
When k = 5, k ÷ = .4 5
1 46
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Additional Example 4: Problem Solving Application
A cookie recipe calls for cup of oats. You have cup of oats. How many batches of cookies can you bake using all of the oats you have?
1 2
11 Understand the Problem
The number of batches of cookies you can bake is the number of batches using the oats that you have. List the important information:
The amount of oats is cup.
One batch of cookies calls for cup of oats.
12
34
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Additional Example 4 Continued
Set up an equation.
22 Make a Plan
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Let n = number of batches.
Solve33
12
34 = n÷
34
21
= n•
64 , or 1 batches of the cookies.1
2
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One cup of oats would make two batches so 1 is a reasonable answer.
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Lesson QuizDivide.
1.
2. –14 ÷ 1.25
4. Evaluate for x = 6.3.112 x
3. 3.9 ÷ 0.65 6
–11.2
–1 89
÷5 6
2 1 2
–1
17.7
A penny weighs 2.5 grams. How many pennies would it take to equal one pound (453.6 grams)?
5.
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