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Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Keep the first fraction, switch to times then try,
Keep it change it flip it then multiply,
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
(But don't forget to simplify)
Flippin' the first, is just the worst, it doesn't work that way
Flippin' the second, it makes you beckon, is there another way? No way!
(Chorus)
When the number are mixed, the step betwixt, is to switch to improper fractions
Keep it change it flip it then multiply, those are the actions!
(Chorus)
(spoken) Common denominators are needed only when you add or subtract
So switch them to improper fractions keep them in tact
Remember that you can multiply denominators. Need help? I gotcha back!
Last Chorus:
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Keep the first fraction, switch to times then try,
Keep it change it flip it then multiply,
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
(But don't forget to simplify)
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
Always use the reciprocal
Watch it spin around, so cyclical
Always use the reciprocal when you divide
(But don't forget to simplify)
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