Multiplying Fractions

Fraction with a Fraction

1. Multiply numerators

2. multiply denominators

3. reduce

Try Some!1. 4 2 7 5x = 8

35

2. 1 3 9 10x

= 3 = 1 90 30

3. 6 1 8 4

x = 6 = 3 32 16

Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers

1. Put a 1 under the whole number

2. multiply numerators

3. multiply denominators

4. Reduce or make into mixed number

Try Some!1. 3 4 x

= 15 4

51

= 3 3 4

2. 2 7 x

= 16 7

81

= 2 2 7

3. 9 12

x= 18 12

21

= 1 6 = 1 ½ 12

Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

1. Change mixed number into an improper fraction

2. multiply numerator

3. multiply denominator

4. Reduce or make into mixed number

Try Some!1. 3 4 x

40 75 = 120

285 =7

34

x 4 828

4 27

2. 1 8

x56 96 = 56

722 =9

18

x 79

3. 10 13x

7 32 = 70

391 =3

1013

x 1 3139

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

1. Change BOTH mixed numbers into an improper fraction

2. multiply numerator

3. multiply denominator

4. Reduce or make into mixed number

Try Some!

x23 82 = 437

407 =8

19 5

x 103740

3 45

1.

x29 645 =

62415

x 85680

1 915

2.

= 696 80 8 7

10

x46 856 =

823 3

x 44 2247 2

33.

= 1058 24

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