Multiplying Fractions/Reciprocals

​Multiplying Fractions Introduction

Multiplying Fractions

Simplifying Fractions

Always put your answer in simplest form!

Also called lowest terms! Also called reducing!

Multiple Choice

Solve:

$$\frac{2}{5}\cdot\frac{5}{4}$$  

• $$\frac{10}{20}$$  

• $$\frac{7}{9}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{2}$$  

Fill in the Blanks

Solve & SIMPLIFY:

$\frac{10}{3}\cdot\frac{6}{2}$  

What if there is a mixed number?

• Big C

• Multiple the denominator by the integer (whole number), then add the numerator

• Denominator stays the same

• Draw it out!

Multiple Choice

Which fraction is equal to

$$7\ \frac{3}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{21}{35}$$  

• $$\frac{21}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{38}{5}$$  

Multiple Choice

What is

$$3\ \frac{2}{5}$$  as a improper fraction?

• 15/2
  

• 17/5

• 17/2

• 15/5

Multiple Choice

$$4\ \frac{2}{3}$$  as an improper fraction is?

• $$\frac{12}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{14}{3}$$  

• $$\frac{14}{2}$$  

• $$\frac{15}{3}$$  

Multiple Choice

$$6\ \frac{7}{8\ }$$  as an improper fraction is?

• $$\frac{48}{7}$$  

• $$\frac{55}{8}$$  

• $$\frac{55}{7}$$  

• $$\frac{48}{7}$$  

Fill in the Blanks

Solve:

$3\ \frac{2}{3}\cdot\frac{1}{5}$  

Fill in the Blanks

Solve & SIMPLIFY:

$5\ \frac{1}{7}\cdot\frac{1}{3}$  

Multiple Choice

There are 28 students in a math class. ⁴⁄₇ of the students were boys. How many boys were in the math class?

• 16 boys
• 12 girls
• 14 girls
• 12 boys

Multiple Choice

DJ drew 36 pictures. He drew ⅔ of them in art class. How many pictures did he draw in art class?

• 12 pictures

• 24 pictures

• 6 pictures

• 18 pictures

Multiple Choice

Multiply these fractions

• 2 / 18
• 2 / 7
• 1 1/3
• 2 / 1.6

Multiple Choice

• 74/9
• 9/74
• 16/9
• 72/9

Multiple Choice

Simplify to lowest terms.

• 7 3/6
• 7 1/2
• 8
• 6/46