​MULTIPLYING RATIONAL NUMBER "FRACTIONS"

​STEPS

• ​ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE TWO FRACTIONS

• ​CROSS CANCEL IF POSSIBLE

• ​MULTIPLY ACROSS

• ​REDUCE/SIMPLIFY IF NEEDED

​Adding Rational Numbers

• ​SAME SIGNS: Add and keep that sign. ​

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• ​Different Signs: Subtract and take the sign of the larger number.​

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​Subtracting Rational Numbers

• ​Leave the first number alone. Change all subtraction signs to addition. Change the sign of the number that follows.

​Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers

​SAME SIGNS: The answer is positive

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​DIFFERENT SIGNS: The answer is negative