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Expert: - 6/28/2010


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I've searched everywhere but everything just says You flip the fraction round and i understand how but WHY?
Please reply ASAP
jesi

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Here is an excellent explanation of why u "flip the fraction"  http://www.helpwithfractions.com/dividing-fractions.html  In reality, u are multiplying the numerator and denominator by the reciprocal of the denominator to get rid of fraction over a fraction

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