1. The problem is to understand the relationship between fractions and division. 2. A fraction $ \frac{a}{b} $ represents the division of $ a $ by $ b $, where $ a $ is the numerator and $ b $ is the denominator. 3. The formula for division using fractions is: $$ \frac{a}{b} = a \div b $$ 4. This means that dividing a number $ a $ by another number $ b $ is the same as writing the fraction $ \frac{a}{b} $. 5. For example, $ \frac{6}{3} = 6 \div 3 = 2 $. 6. Important rule: The denominator $ b $ cannot be zero because division by zero is undefined. 7. So, fractions and division are two ways of expressing the same operation.