Fraction arithmetic

To multiply two fractions, you

• multiply across both top and bottom

• multiply across the top but leave the bottom alone

• flip the second fraction and then multiply across top and bottom

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

To divide one fraction by another, you

• multiply across both top and bottom

• multiply across the top, but leave the bottom alone

• flip the second fraction, and then multiply across both top and bottom

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Before you can subtract one fraction from another,

• you must change the second fraction into its reciprocal and then add the numerators

• the denominators must be the same

• both fractions must be positive

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

(3/7)(4/5) =

• 7/12

• 12/35

• 15/28

• 1

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

1/2 - 1/5 =

• 0/10

• 1/10

• 3/10

• 5/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

11/7 - 2/7 =

• 9/0

• 9/7

• 4/5

• 22/49

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

What is the multiplicative identity?

• 0

• 1

• the opposite

• the reciprocal

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CCSS.3.OA.B.5

What is the one rational number that has no reciprocal?

• -1

• 0

• 1

• π

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CCSS.HSN.RN.B.3

4/7 divided by 1/3 =

• 12/7

• 7/12

• 3/4

• 4/21

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Simplify (36 + 6)/66 to its most reduced form.

• 21/33

• 14/22

• 37/11

• 7/11