Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

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What is a fraction?

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How do you multiply fractions?

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What does it mean to simplify a fraction?

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Simplifying a fraction means reducing it to its lowest terms, where the numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1.

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What is the Keep, Flip, Switch method for dividing fractions?

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1. Keep the first fraction the same. 2. Flip the second fraction (take the reciprocal). 3. Switch the division sign to a multiplication sign.

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What is the reciprocal of a fraction?

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How do you divide fractions?

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To divide fractions, use the Keep, Flip, Switch method: Keep the first fraction, Flip the second fraction, and then multiply.

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What does it mean to find the product of two fractions?

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Finding the product of two fractions means multiplying them together to get a new fraction.

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What is the first step in multiplying fractions?

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The first step is to multiply the numerators together.