Multiply Fractions

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What is the product of two fractions?

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To find the product of two fractions, multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.

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How do you multiply the fractions 2/3 and 2/3?

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Multiply the numerators: 2 x 2 = 4. Multiply the denominators: 3 x 3 = 9. The product is 4/9.

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What is 5/6 multiplied by 1/2?

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Multiply the numerators: 5 x 1 = 5. Multiply the denominators: 6 x 2 = 12. The product is 5/12.

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How do you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number?

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Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient is the whole number, and the remainder is the numerator of the fractional part.

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What is 3/8 multiplied by 5?

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Convert 5 to a fraction (5/1). Multiply: (3 x 5)/(8 x 1) = 15/8, which is 1 7/8 as a mixed number.

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If Alex ate 3/4 of a sub and Anthony ate 3 times as much, how much did Anthony eat?

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Multiply 3/4 by 3: (3/4) x 3 = 9/4, which is 2 1/4 subs.

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What is the first step in multiplying fractions?

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Identify the numerators and denominators of both fractions.

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What is the result of multiplying a fraction by a whole number?

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Convert the whole number to a fraction (e.g., 5 becomes 5/1) and then multiply as usual.

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What is the formula for multiplying fractions?

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If a/b and c/d are two fractions, then (a/b) x (c/d) = (a*c)/(b*d).

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What happens to the product of two fractions if one of the fractions is zero?

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The product will always be zero, since any number multiplied by zero equals zero.