Multiplying and dividing fractions
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To multiply fractions, multiply the top numbers together and the bottom numbers together, cancelling common factors if possible. To divide fractions, flip the second fraction upside down, change the division sign to multiplication, and then multiply the tops and bottoms together. The document provides instructions for multiplying and dividing fractions by explaining the rules to multiply the numerators and denominators, and to flip the second fraction when dividing.
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Multiplying and dividing fractions
- 1. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
- 2. You may like to take some notes!
- 3. Multiplying fractions is the easy one!x
- 4. Because you just multiply the top numbers together and multiply the bottom numbers togetherx
- 5. Because you just multiply the top numbers together and multiply the bottom numbers togetherx=
- 6. Because you just multiply the top numbers together and multiply the bottom numbers togetherx=
- 7. Don’t forget to cancel down. In this case we can divide both numbers by 6x=
- 8. Don’t forget to cancel down. In this case we can divide both numbers by 6x=
- 9. Don’t forget to cancel down. In this case we can divide both numbers by 6x=
- 11. The rule is
- 12. Turn the SECOND fraction upside down
- 13. Turn the SECOND fraction upside down
- 14. and change the divide sign to a multiply
- 16. then multiply the top numbers together
- 17. then multiply the top numbers together and multiply the bottom numbers together
- 18. and multiply the bottom numbers together
- 19. and that’s it for multiplying and dividing fractions