Multiply Number Times Fraction

Which of the following statements summarizes multiplying fractions?

• Multiply the Tops and Multiply the Bottoms.

• Cross Simplify

• Find a common denominator, then multiply

• Multiply the numerators and keep the common denominator

• multiply the whole numbers times each other (5x4)

• add the whole numbers (5+4)

• Find common denominators

How do you multiply two fractions?

• Multiply the numerator by the denominator.

• Multiply the denominator by the numerator.

• Multiply straight across.

• Add the numerators, then add the denominators.

Which equation matches the model?

• 4/6 x 2/6 = 8/36 sq units

• 5/6 x 2/6 = 10/36 sq units

• 5 + 5 = 10 sq units

• 2/5 x 5/6 = 10/30

Multiply and answer in simplest form.

• 3/40

• 4/40

• 3/5

• 5/24

Naomi uses 2/3 cup of sugar for one batch of cookies. If she made two batches. How much sugar did she use? (no label)

Mathematical Equivalence

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Find the product. 

• 2/14

• 1/49

• 2/7

• 1/14

Before you can multiply mixed numbers you must:

• write them backwards

• pet a penguin

• turn them into improper fractions

• nothing- just multiply

1 ¼ × 2 ¾ =

• 3 ⁷/₁₆

• 1 ¹/₂

• 2 ³/₁₆

• 4 ¹/₄

3 ⅗ x 2 ⅔ =

• 5 ⁶/₁₅

• 9 ³/₅

• 6 ²/₅

• ¹⁸/₄₀