Multiplying Fractions

What is the numerator in a fraction?

• The bottom number of a fraction that indicates the total parts.

• The top number of a fraction that indicates how many parts are being considered.

• A term used to describe the whole number in a mixed fraction.

• The number that represents the value of the fraction as a whole.

What is the product of @@\frac{4}{9} \times \frac{1}{2}@@?

• @@\frac{4}{18}@@

• @@\frac{2}{9}@@

• @@\frac{1}{4}@@

• @@\frac{1}{2}@@

What is the product of @@\frac{5}{10} \times \frac{3}{5}@@?

• @@\frac{15}{50}@@

• @@\frac{1}{2}@@

• @@\frac{3}{10}@@

• @@\frac{1}{5}@@

What is @@\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}@@?

• @@\frac{1}{4}@@

• @@\frac{1}{2}@@

• @@\frac{1}{3}@@

• @@\frac{1}{5}@@

What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

• To reduce it to its lowest terms.

• To convert it into a decimal.

• To multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number.

• To add the numerator and denominator together.

What is the denominator in a fraction?

• The top number of a fraction that indicates the part being considered.

• The bottom number of a fraction that indicates how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

• The number that represents the total value of the fraction.

• The number that shows how many fractions are being added together.

What is a fraction?

• A fraction is a whole number.

• A fraction represents a part of a whole and is written as @@\frac{a}{b}@@, where @@a@@ is the numerator and @@b@@ is the denominator.

• A fraction is a type of decimal number.

• A fraction is a mathematical operation involving addition.

What is the product of @@\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{5}@@?

• @@\frac{1}{10}@@

• @@\frac{1}{15}@@

• @@\frac{1}{12}@@

• @@\frac{1}{20}@@

What is the first step in multiplying fractions?

• Add the numerators together and the denominators together.

• Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.

• Subtract the numerators from the denominators.

• Divide the numerators by the denominators.