Fractions XIV

Multiplication of Fractions

by Monica Yuskaitis
 Times You Would Multiply a
Fraction Times a Fraction
 Your family eats 1/8 of 1/2 of a left
over wedding cake.
1/8 of 1/2 or 1/8 x 1/2

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 Times You Would Multiply a
Fraction Times a Fraction
 Jose
had already read 1/2 of his novel.
Today he read 1/12 of the 1/2 left.
How much of the book has he read?
1/12 of 1/2 or 1/12 x 1/2

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 Multiplying Fractions
Conceptual Understanding
When you multiply two fractions that
are between 0 and 1 the product is
smaller than both fractions.

½ x ¾ = 3/8
Look at the diagram on the
next slide to understand why.
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 Multiplying Fractions
Conceptual Understanding

½ x ¾ = 3/8
¼ ¼ ¼ ¼

1/8 1/8 1/8

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 How to Find a Fraction of a
Fraction
 The first thing to remember is “of”
means multiply in mathematics.

of = x
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 How to Find a Fraction of a
Fraction
 Step 1 - When you see a fraction
problem you know when you read “of”
in the problem you multiply.

1 of
x 4
2 9
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 How to Find a Fraction of a
Fraction
 Step 2 – Multiply your numerators

straight across.

1 x 4 = 4
2 9
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 How to Find a Fraction of a
Fraction
 Step 3 – Then multiply your

denominators straight across.

1 x 4 = 4
2 9 18
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 How to Find the Fraction of a
Fraction
 Step 4 – Simplify your answer. In

this case we reduce.

1 x 4 = 4 ÷2 = 2
2 9 18 ÷2 9
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 Multiply and Simplify

1 of
x 9 = 9 ÷3 = 3
6 5 30 ÷3 10

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 Multiply and Simplify

8 of
x 3 = 24 12
÷ = 2
9 4 36 ÷12 3

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 Multiply and Simplify

7 of
x 4 28 4
=
2 3 6 6)28
4 ÷2 2 24
4 6 ÷2 = 4 3 4
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 Multiply and Simplify

3
3 of
x 9 = 27 38
4 2 8 8)27
24
3
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 Multiply and Simplify

2
7 of
x 8 = 56 96
3 2 6 6)56
2 ÷2 = 1 54
9 6 ÷2 9 3 2
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 Multiply and Simplify
Super job!
4
4 of
x 3 = 12 18
2 4 8 8)12
4 ÷4 = 1 1 8
1 8 ÷4 2 4
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 Credits
Clipart from “Microsoft Clip
Gallery” located on the Internet
at http://cgl.microsoft.com/
clipgallerylive/default.asp

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