Learn — Fractions — Multiply & Divide

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😬 Does this look scary?

Multiplying fractions Reciprocal Mixed numbers Keep-change-flip

Don't worry. It's all just + − × ÷ in disguise. 🎭

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💡 The simple truth

Multiply fractions: × tops and × bottoms. Divide: flip second fraction then multiply.

⅔ × ¾ = 6/12 = ½ | ⅔ ÷ ¾ = ⅔ × 4/3 = 8/9

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📖 Here's how it works

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Multiplying

⅔×¾=(2×3)/(3×4)=6/12=½. Multiply tops, multiply bottoms!

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Dividing

⅔÷¾=⅔×4/3=8/9. Flip second fraction, then multiply.

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Mixed numbers

Convert to improper fractions first. 1½=3/2.

Step 4 of 5 — Quick practice

🧠 Can you solve this?

What is ½ × ¾?

💡 Multiply the top numbers together, then the bottoms

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You've got this!

You now know that Fractions — Multiply & Divide is just × in disguise. Time to prove it!

Level 1 — Easy