Multiplying Mixed Numbers Quiz

What is the first step in multiplying mixed numbers?

• Convert them to improper fractions

• Add the whole numbers

• Multiply the numerators

• Simplify the fractions

How do you convert a mixed number to an improper fraction?

• Divide the numerator by the whole number

• Multiply the whole number by the numerator

• Add the denominator to the whole number

• Multiply the denominator by the whole number and add the numerator

What can be done to simplify the multiplication of improper fractions?

• Add the fractions

• Cancel out common factors

• Multiply the denominators

• Subtract the fractions

After multiplying improper fractions, what is the next step?

• Subtract the fractions

• Convert the result back to a mixed number

• Divide the fractions

• Add the fractions

How do you find the whole number when converting an improper fraction to a mixed number?

• Add the numerator and denominator

• Divide the numerator by the denominator

• Multiply the numerator by the denominator

• Subtract the denominator from the numerator

In the second example, what is the improper fraction for 1 and 1/2?

• 3/2

• 5/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

What is the result of multiplying 3/2 by 11/5?

• 33/10

• 30/11

• 30/5

• 33/5

How do you determine the numerator of the mixed number from an improper fraction?

• Subtract the whole number from the numerator

• Use the remainder from division

• Multiply the whole number by the denominator

• Add the whole number to the denominator

What is the mixed number form of 33/10?

• 3 and 2/10

• 2 and 3/10

• 3 and 1/10

• 3 and 3/10

What is the final step in the process of multiplying mixed numbers?

• Convert the result to a mixed number

• Add the fractions

• Subtract the fractions

• Multiply the whole numbers