Question

Julio believes that the quotient of 6 ÷
1/2 = 3. Explain Julio’s error and tell how to find the correct answer.

Answer 1

He incorrectly calculated 6/2 instead of 6/ (1/2).

When you divide by a fraction, flip the numerator and denominator, then change the division sign to multiplication. Then you multiply across the numerators, multiply across the denominators, then write the product as (product of numerators) / (product of denominators)