Problem Solving Multiply Fractions and Mixed Numbers

What would be the first step in solving this problem?

• Add the whole numbers in the mixed fractions.

• Multiply the denominators

• Convert the mixed numbers back into improper fractions.

• Multiply the 6 by 1.

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A Mixed number is

• A number with both prime and odd numbers.

• A number you cannot divide equally.

• A number with a whole number and a fraction.

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Can my final answer be an improper fraction?

• No, you need to convert it into a mixed number.

• Yes, as long as they are both simplified.

How do I MULTIPLY fractions?

• Find a common denominator

• Multiply straight across

• Keep change flip

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Multiply.

• 23/3

• 5 3/12

• 7 2/3

• 92/12

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

• 6  3/20
• 5  4/9
• 6  4/15
• 8  1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Multiply.

• 85/6

• 10 2/6

• 14 1/6

• 10 1/3

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2A

How do I multiply MIXED NUMBERS?

• Multiply straight across

• Change them to improper fractions and then multiply

• Keep Change Flip

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

5 ⁶/₇

Write the mixed number as an improper fraction

7 ⁵/₁₁