When you are dividing fractions by a whole number, you just have to remember to divide the numerator by the whole number. The denominator will stay the same. Let’s look at an example.

Fractions, often perceived as daunting, become manageable with the right approach. Addition and subtraction require finding a common denominator, while multiplication involves directly multiplying ...

Revise how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, how to use a calculator for fractions and how to find fractions of amounts in this GCSE maths guide.

The PD leaders started with division of fractions by whole numbers, and scaffolded from there. But I’ll begin right with division of fractions by fractions (a 6th grade common-core standard).

For division, just flip and multiply.” Technically these teachers are right: you don’t need a common denominator when dividing by a fraction.