Why is it that when fractions are multiplied we can multiply the top by the top and the bottom by the bottom. But when they are divided we divide the top by the other fractions bottom and vice versa? Who came up with this solution for math? I'm struggling.

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TETSXPREME · Answer

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Well divide is like the opposite of multiply even when not doing Fractions

TETSXPREME · Answer

idk who made fractions but ik fractions came from latin word which fractio = break

ThronesnKings · Answer

Math will always be complicated in my mind but that makes sense, didn't know about the whole Latin thing. That's super cool

xxDeppressionxx · Answer

its just a part of the math history, that’s why we struggle because we are not the experienced with this subject or maybe any subject.

xxDeppressionxx · Answer

this is only because of the people throughout history was more experienced with all of this stuff, they where the people that created this subject.

Adventuretime · Answer

well multiplying and dividind fractions are easy because you are still multiplying  the fractions just think of keep change flip
exzample
2/3 / by 4/5 = keep 2/3 change the division sign to multiplcation and then flip the 4/5 to 5/4
hopes this helps

Adventuretime · Answer

when dividing the fractions