Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

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What is a fraction?

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How do you multiply fractions?

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What is a mixed number?

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How do you convert a mixed number to an improper fraction?

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What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

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How do you divide fractions?

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What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

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Simplifying a fraction means reducing it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors.

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How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number?

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Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient is the whole number, and the remainder is the new numerator.

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What is the least common denominator (LCD)?

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The least common denominator is the smallest multiple that two or more denominators share.

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How do you add fractions with different denominators?

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Find the least common denominator, convert each fraction, and then add the numerators.