Multiplying Fractions

Fraction with a Fraction

1. Multiply numerators

2. multiply denominators

3. reduce

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

352. 1 3 9 10x = 3 = 1

90 30

3. 6 1 8 4x = 6 = 3

32 16

Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers

1. Put a 1 under the whole number

2. multiply numerators3. multiply denominators4. Reduce or make into mixed

number

Try Some!1. 3 4 x = 15

451

= 3 3 4

2. 2 7 x = 16

781

= 2 2 7

3. 9 12x = 18

1221

= 1 6 = 1 ½ 12

Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

1. Change mixed number into an improper fraction

2. multiply numerator3. multiply denominator4. Reduce or make into mixed

number

Try Some!1. 3 4 x 40

75 = 120 28

5 =7

34 x 4 8

28

4 27

2. 1 8 x 56

96 = 56 72

2 =9

18 x 7

9

3. 10 13x 7

32 = 70 39

1 =3

1013x 1 31

39

Multiplying Mixed Numbers

1. Change BOTH mixed numbers into an improper fraction

2. multiply numerator3. multiply denominator4. Reduce or make into mixed

number

Try Some!x 23

82 = 437 40

7 =8

19 5 x 103

740

3 45

1.

x 29 645 =

62415x 85

680

1 915

2.

= 696 80 8 7

10

x 46 856 =

823 3 x 44 2

247 2 3

3.

= 1058 24

44112