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NOTES: Multiply Fractions. Steps: 1. Rewrite in fraction form – Turn mixed #’s & whole #’s into improper fractions! 2. Cross Simplify…if you can! 3. Multiply STRAIGHT Across! 4. Simplify…as always!!. DO NOT FIND COMMON DENOMINATORS!. EXAMPLES: Multiply Fractions. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3.
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NOTES: Multiply Fractions • Steps: • 1. Rewrite in fraction form – Turn mixed #’s & whole #’s into improper fractions! • 2. Cross Simplify…if you can! • 3. Multiply STRAIGHT Across! • 4. Simplify…as always!! DO NOT FIND COMMON DENOMINATORS!
EXAMPLES: Multiply Fractions 1 1 2 2 3
EXAMPLES: Multiply Fractions 1 4 2 19 5 1 3 3 6 2 1
At the school dance, of the students wore the school colors. of them were in the 7th grade. What fraction of the students at the school dance wore the school colors and were in the 7th grade? A) B) C) D)
NOTES: Dividing Fractions DO NOT Have to FIND COMMON DENOMINATORS! Rewrite in fraction form – Turn mixed #’s & whole #’s into improper fractions!
NOTES: Dividing Fractions When Dividing Fractions Don't be Shy Flip the 2nd And Multiply!
EXAMPLES: Dividing Fractions 1 2 1 3 1
EXAMPLES: Dividing Fractions 1 4 3 1 5 19 5 6 4
**If you want to find common denominators, you can. Your denominators will divide away, and you will divide the numerators straight across. Once you have a common denominator, divide straight across. 3 ÷ 2 =
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Rules that were used for multiplying and dividing integers also apply to fractions Mad Dude Multiply and Divide Tic-Tac-Toe