Multiplying Fractions

Multiplying Fractions

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There are three steps to multiply fractions.

The first step is multiply the _______ numbers (the numerators)

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The second step is multiply the bottom _________ (the denominators)

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The third step is to __________ the fraction if the top and bottom numbers can get smaller.

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{9}{10}\times\ \frac{3}{9}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{3}{10}$  

•  $\frac{1}{9}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{2}{3}\times\ \frac{3}{7}$  

•  $\frac{6}{21}$  

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  

•  $\frac{2}{7}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{5}{7}\times\frac{7}{12}$  

•  $\frac{5}{12}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{1}{3}\ \times\ \frac{3}{5}\ =$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{3}{15}$  

•  $-\frac{1}{5}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{4}{5}\ \times\ \frac{1}{4}\ =$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{5}$  

•  $\frac{4}{20}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{8}{9}\times\ \frac{2}{8}$  

•  $\frac{2}{9}$  

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{8}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{2}{8}\ \times\ \frac{1}{2}$  

•  $\frac{2}{16}$  

•  $\frac{1}{16}$  

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{2}{16}\ \times\ \frac{16}{19}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

•  $\frac{2}{19}$  

•  $\frac{2}{16}$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{2}{7}\ \times\ \frac{7}{9}$  

•  $\frac{14}{63}$  

•  $\frac{2}{7}$  

•  $\frac{2}{9}$