Multiply Fraction by Fraction and Fraction by Whole Number

5/6 x 30

• 30

• 5

• 25

• 6

What is the product of
⁵/₈ and 6? 

• ⁵/₁₀₈

• 3 ³/₄

• 2 ¹/₃

• 6 ⁵/₁₈

Multiply. 5 x 1/8 =

• 51/8

• 5 1/8

• 5/8

• 6/8

How do you multiply fractions?

• Keep, Change, and Flip; simplify if needed

• Count how many numbers are behind each decimal and add the decimal places

• Change the divisor to a whole number by moving the decimal to the right. Make sure you move the dividend the same amount of places

• Multiply straight across and simplify if needed

How do you multiply fractions and whole numbers?

• Keep, Change, and Flip; simplify if needed

• Change the whole number to a fraction by dividing by 1, multiply the numerators and denominators; simplify if needed

• Change the divisor to a whole number by moving the decimal to the right. Make sure you move the dividend the same amount of places

• Multiply numerators & Multiply denominators; simplify if needed

How do you multiply fractions with mixed numbers?

• Keep, Change, and Flip; simplify if needed

• Change the whole number to a fraction by dividing by 1, multiply the numerators and denominators

• Multiply numerators & Multiply denominators; simplify if needed

• Change each mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators; simplify if needed

When you multiply two fractions together, you calculate the what?

• quotient

• difference

• sum

• product

When converting a mixed number into an improper fraction, you ___ the whole number by the denominator.

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide