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Dividing Rational Numbers

SEWING
2 5
Emily has 32 yards of fabric. She wants to make pillows which each require
3
3 6
yards of fabric to complete. How many pillows can Emily make?
5 12
A. 3 or 3 pillows C. 8 or 8 pillows
23 23

B. 5 2 or 5 pillows D. 125 2 or 125 pillows
7 9

Answer

Skill Practice!

Find the multiplicative inverse of each number.
7 5
1. 4. -64 7. -6
12 6

3 1
2. - 5. 8
10 3
1
8. 1
8
1 2
3. 6. -10
8 3

Find each quotient. Write in simplest form.

1 7 2 2
9. ÷ 12. ÷
3 18 3 3

10. - 2 ÷ 4 13. 4 ÷ - 1
5 25 5 15

11. -5 ÷ 1 14. 19 ÷ 4
7 20 5

15. 4bc ÷ 5bc
c c

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