Topic 9 Key Term- Multiplying Fractions

The number on the bottom of the fraction bar is the ____________.

• denominator

• numerator

• product

• sum

The number on the top of the fraction bar is the ____________.

• numerator

• denominator

• product

• sum

You can use an area model to multiply a ________ by a ________.

• fraction, fraction

• numerator, denominator

• product, fraction

• denominator, numerator

To represent 1/4, partition the square into 4 equal parts along the horizontal line because the ____________ is 4.

• denominator

• numerator

• product

• fraction

The overlapping region is 2/12 of the square and is the ____________ of the fractions.

An improper fraction is ______________.

• The result of multiplying two or more numbers.

• A number that combines a whole number and a fraction. 

• A fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator. 

• The top number in a fraction.

Choose the mixed number.

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Fractions that represent the same value, even though they have different numerators and denominators.

• Fraction

• Improper

• Equivalent

• distributive