Dividing mixed fractions might seem complicated at first, but with the right approach, it’s actually quite simple! Follow these 12 steps to successfully divide mixed fractions every time. 1.

The method to divide fractions is to keep the first fraction the same, turn the divide sign into a multiply and turn the second fraction upside down. This is known as multiplying by the reciprocal.

“Who would draw a picture to divide 2/3 by 3/4?” asked Marina Ratner, a professor emerita of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece.