Ch. 1.6 | Dividing Rational Numbers

Question 1

Complex Fraction

Answer 1

A fraction whose numerator and denominator contains a fraction.

Question 2

Dividend

Answer 2

The number being divided into equal parts.

Question 3

Division

Answer 3

Defined as multiplication by the reciprocal of the divisor. For any real numbers (a) and (b), b ≠ 0, (a) ÷ (b) = a/b = a ∙ 1/b

Question 4

Divisor

Answer 4

Divides the divided into equal parts.

A number by which another number is to be divided.

Question 5

Multiplicative inverse

Answer 5

(or reciprocal) are two numbers whose product is 1.

Question 6

Multiplicative Inverse Property

Answer 6

States that the product of a number and its reciprocal is always one (the multiplicative identity).

a ∙ 1/a = 1 and 1/a ∙ a = 1

Question 7

Quotient

Answer 7

The answer to a division problem.

Question 8

Reciprocal

Answer 8

(or multiplicative inverses) are two numbers whose product is 1.

The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2 because 2/3 ∙ 3/2 = 1.

-5 and -1/5 are reciprocals since -5 ∙ (-1/5) = 1.