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Multiplying Dividing Fractions
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Multiplying Fractions

• Multiplying fractions is easy.
• Top x top top
• Bottom x bottom bottom

Shoot straight!
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Multiplying by a whole number

• Make your whole number look like a fraction by
  putting it over 1.
• Top x top top
• Bottom x bottom bottom

Shoot straight!
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers

• Make your mixed numbers into improper fractions
  first.

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Canceling

• Canceling is a special tool reserved just for
  fractions .
• Any factor anywhere on the top can be canceled
  with a matching factor on the bottom.

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The magic of OF

• You can do many fraction problems in your head if
  you can remember that multiply can be replaced
  by the word of .

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Dividing Fractions

• Dividing fractions is just doin the flip!
• Flip the fraction after the
• Multiply

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Remember
Cancel if you can. Multiply straight across. Flip
when you divide. Change whole numbers or mixed
number to improper fractions.