MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS AND

MIXED NUMBERS
 MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS
• Multiply the numerators, multiply the
denominators, and simplify the fraction.
1 1 1
x =
2 3 6

3 1 3
x =
5 2 10
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS BY A WHOLE
NUMBER
3 Change the whole
2 x
4 number to a fraction.

2 3 6 2 1
x = = 1 or 1
1 4 4 4 2
SIMPLIFYING BEFORE
MULTIPLYING
1
2 3
x
7 8 4

1 3 3
x =
7 4 28
 SIMPLIFYING BEFORE
MULTIPLYING
1
1 3
x
1 3 7

1 1 1
x =
1 7 7
 SIMPLIFYING BEFORE
MULTIPLYING
1
1
5 3
x
2 6 5 1

1 1 1
x =
2 1 2
MULTIPLYING MIXED
NUMBERS

19
1 4 1 76
x 8 = x
4 9 4 9
1

1 19 19 1
x = =2
1 9 9 9
 YOUR TURN
1 1 1 3 4 1
x = x =
8 9 72 12 5 5

1 1 6 2
x 6 =2
6 x = 2 3 7 7
3