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Multiplying Fractions Worksheet
Multiply the numerators and the denominators, then reduce.
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Multiplying Fractions
12 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: Multiply the numerators and denominators to get your new fraction. Reduce if possible.
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About this worksheet
Multiplying fractions is simpler than adding them: no common denominator needed. Multiply the numerators to get the new numerator and the denominators to get the new denominator.
Then reduce if the answer has a factor on top and bottom, like 2/6, which is 1/3.
A worked example
2/3 × 1/2 = ?
- Multiply the numerators: 2 × 1 = 2.
- Multiply the denominators: 3 × 2 = 6.
- Reduce 2/6 by dividing the top and the bottom by 2: 1/3.
Answer: 2/3 × 1/2 = 1/3
The common mistake
What it looks like: Finding a common denominator first, the way adding fractions works.
Why it happens: Adding fractions comes first in school, and its steps get used for every fraction problem after it.
How to fix it: Multiplying never needs a common denominator. Tops times tops, bottoms times bottoms, then reduce.
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