Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Multiply numerator to denominator.

Multiply numerator to numerator.

Multiply denominator to denominator.

Cancel the GCF of the numerator and denominator.

Removing the numbers.

The result of the cancelled numbers is zero.

The value of the cancelled numbers is one.

Cancelling the value of the numbers.

Change mixed numbers to improper fractions before multiplying them.

Multiply first the whole numbers.

Multiply separately the fractions from the whole numbers.

Multiply the product of the whole numbers to the product of the fractions.

 $\frac{20}{30}$  

 $\frac{4}{6}$  

 $\frac{9}{11}$  

 $\frac{2}{3}$  

 $6\ \frac{1}{2}$  

 $7\ \frac{1}{2}$  

 $5\frac{1}{2}$  

 $2\frac{1}{6}$  

 $4\frac{2}{15}$  

 $\frac{42}{15}$  

 $2\frac{4}{5}$  

 $\frac{13}{5}$  

Division turns to multiplication while the divisor is changed into its multiplicative inverse.

Divide the numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator.

Retain the dividend.

Proceed to multiplication of fractions after changing the operation and divisor by their inverses.

 $\frac{48}{169}$  .

 $3$  

 $\frac{1}{3}$  

 $\frac{169}{48}$  

 $3\frac{5}{6}$  .

 $3\ \frac{10}{27}$  

 $\frac{96}{18}$  

 $5\ \frac{1}{3}$  

 $\frac{17}{26}$  .

 $2\ \frac{5}{18}$  

 $\frac{78}{51}$  

 $1\frac{9}{17}$