multiplying and dividing fractions

MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING FRACTIONS

USE YOURS NOTES

Multiple Choice

How do you write this mixed number as an improper fraction?

​CORRECT ANSWER IS 7/3 BECAUSE...

​STEPS TO MULITPLYING FRACTIONS

​1. CONVERT MIXED NUMBERS INTO IMPROPER FRACTIONS

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​2. MULITPLYING NUMERATOR AND DENOMINATOR ACROSS

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​3. SIMPLIFY

Multiple Choice

Solve this problem

• 16

• 15

• 12  1/6

• 14   1/6

​Correct answer is... because...

Multiple Choice

• 7   5/13

• 14    2/5

• 12   1/5

• 15   23/30

Multiple Choice

• 14 1/5

• 16 1/10

• 4 2/3

• 12 3/10

​STEPS TO DIVIDING FRACTIONS

​1. CONVERT MIXED NUMBERS INTO IMPROPER FRACTIONS

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2. KEEP THE FIRST FRACTION, CHANGE DIVISION INTO MULTIPLICATION, FLIP THE SECOND FRACTION

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​3. SIMPLIFY

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem

• 1/4

• 1  1/75

• 1 3/10

• 1 2/5

​The correct answer is... because...

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Multiple Choice

• 2      1/22

• 1     3/4

• 2    1/3

• 2    2/5

Multiple Choice

• 1 2/5

• 1 21/25

• 2 1/3

• 1 18/23

Poll

How do we feel about mulitplying and dividing fractions?

• easy, mrs blanco

• multiplying is easier than dividing fractions

• dividing fractions is easier than multiplying fractions

• bad. it's hard