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Multiply Fractions by Fractions. Simplify:. Can you try?. multiply the numerators, multiply the denominators !. Exercise 1. One day, Mum makes a cake. She cuts of the whole for Tim, and Tim eats of this part. How much does he eat?. Exercise 2. Calculate:.
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Can you try? multiply the numerators, multiply the denominators !
Exercise 1 One day, Mum makes a cake. She cuts of the whole for Tim, and Tim eats of this part. How much does he eat?
Exercise 2 Calculate:
multiplying the numerators 4 1 × = 4×1 2 = 5 2 5×2 5 multiplying the denominators 2 1
Exercise 3 Calculate:
Read and Think: When you multiply by a fraction, does the answer become bigger or smaller? Why?
Using the following table, can you get to the conclusion? Can you tell me why?
Fill in the with “>”“<”or“=”without calculating: > = < < < >