Multiply and Divide Fractions: example 4.30

Fill in the chart for each fraction in the left column:

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

Number	Opposite	Absolute Value	Reciprocal
$- \frac{3}{8}$	$\frac{3}{8}$	$\frac{3}{8}$	$- \frac{8}{3}$
$\frac{1}{2}$	$- \frac{1}{2}$	$\frac{1}{2}$	$2$
$\frac{9}{5}$	$- \frac{9}{5}$	$\frac{9}{5}$	$\frac{5}{9}$
$−5$	$5$	$5$	$- \frac{1}{5}$

Your turn

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Fill in the chart for each number given:

How did it go?

Number

Opposite

Absolute Value

Reciprocal

- \frac{3}{8}

\frac{1}{2}

\frac{9}{5}

−5

Number	Opposite	Absolute Value	Reciprocal
$- \frac{3}{8}$	$\frac{3}{8}$	$\frac{3}{8}$	$- \frac{8}{3}$
$\frac{1}{2}$	$- \frac{1}{2}$	$\frac{1}{2}$	$2$
$\frac{9}{5}$	$- \frac{9}{5}$	$\frac{9}{5}$	$\frac{5}{9}$
$−5$	$5$	$5$	$- \frac{1}{5}$

Number

Opposite

Absolute Value

Reciprocal

- \frac{5}{8}

\frac{1}{4}

\frac{8}{3}

−8