Multiplying Fractions
Multiplication of fractions may be made easier by using canceling, and then multiplying the numerators and denominators.
Canceling: Look for a numerator and a denominator that will simplify.
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS AND MIXED FRACTIONS
To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators, multiply the denominators, and then simplify when needed. We can also make the multiplication easier by canceling first.
Here is an example for using multiplication of fractions. “If there were 150 students in school and 2/3 of the students were fifth grade students, we could find the number of fifth grade students by multiplying 2/3×150. We would fin out that 100 of the students were in the fifth grade.
In multiplication of mixed numbers we multiply the numerators times each other and the denominators times each other. However, we must first change each mixed number into an improper fraction.
Multiplying Fractions Multiplication of fractions may be made easier by using canceling, and then multiplying the numerators and denominators.
Canceling: Look for a numerator and a denominator that will simplify. |
Multiplying a Fraction and a Whole Number  |
 Multiply Whole Numbers by Fractions |
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Multiplying Mixed Fractions |
| Fractions and Whole Numbers |
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| Unit 12 Multiplying Mixed Numbers Worksheet |
| Unit 12 Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers Worksheet |
