A reciprocal number is the inverse of a given value so that when multiplied the product is one. This can be done with whole number, integers, fractions, and variables. There is only one exception to this rule. Can you think what that...

You want me to what? Divide fractions? Ok, breathe. Would it be better if you multiplied those fractions? Find out how to change a division of fractions into a multiplication of fractions.

Got a fraction in your equation? Don't like that fraction? Just multiply both sides by the reciprocal of that fraction to get rid of it. Now you can solve the problem using the steps necessary to isolate your variable. Don't forget to...

Learn how to divide algebraic fractions by multiplying. What?! Yes, It's just like dividing regular fractions where you use the reciprocal of the second fraction and then multiply. Watch this video and see just how it's done.

Provide this video as additional instruction on how to solve inequalities when you need to multiply positive fractions. The focus of this video is on how to use the multiplication property of inequalities correctly. The lecturer explains...

Examine the multiplication property of inequality with this video. An instructor goes through a problem, detailing how to solve an inequality when you need to multiply negative fractions. She defines reciprocal and puts the final...

Can the concept of finding the reciprocal be shown in 50 seconds? Sounds impossible but Fraction Freddy literally flips over to show what the inverse of 4/5 is. Kids will love the highly visual elements used to demonstrate the term...

An instructor walks viewers through a complicated problem in which she divides 2 rational expressions. For this problem, she has to find excluded values, use the zero product property, multiply, divide, cancel, and simplify. This video...

Provide this video as additional instruction on how to solve inequalities when you need to multiply positive fractions. The focus of this video is on how to use the multiplication property of inequalities correctly. The lecturer explains...

Examine the multiplication property of inequality with this video. An instructor goes through a problem, detailing how to solve an inequality when you need to multiply negative fractions. She defines reciprocal and puts the final...

You want me to what? Divide fractions? Ok, breathe. Would it be better if you multiplied those fractions? Find out how to change a division of fractions into a multiplication of fractions.

Are you stumped by having a fraction in front of the parentheses in an equation you are trying to solve? Never fear. Watch as the instructor shows you how to work your way through this equation starting with the distributive property and...

Fractions!?! Learn how to solve an equation that has a fraction in it. The teacher shows how to multiply to eliminate fractions in an equation. She then shows the steps in solving the equation by further isolating the variable.

Love those fractions?!? This lesson involves using the multiplication property of equality to eliminate the fraction in the given equation. In this equation, (2/3)( x-4)=4, the reciprocal of the fraction is used to eliminate it. The...

Simplifying this polynomial rational division expression is not as complicated as it looks. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of steps involved, but you can follow the instructor and learn the steps. I'm sure you already know how to do...

An explanation of the first seven problems on the California Algebra I released test. [12:02]

This video expains how to divide two mixed numbers and write the answer as a mixed number. Practice problems are available. [2:40]

In this lesson, the student will learn how to find the reciprocal of any given fraction. It is 8 of 11 in the series titled "Finding the Reciprocal."

Relationships between the graphs of secant and cosine are explored in this lesson. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Secant and Cosine."

This video tutorial teaches how to divide fractions by changing that division to a multiplication by multiplying the dividend by the reciprocal of the divisor. [3:28]

This tutorial explores how to change complex fractions into a division problem. It includes detailed examples.

This video lesson demonstrates how to graph a quadratic equation and provides definitions for key vocabulary related parabolas.