Improper Fraction to Mixed Number
11/6
1 5/6
1 2/5
7/5
2
1/2
1st step when multiplying fractions
Convert any mixed numbers -> rewrite the problems
Describe Keep, Change, Flip
Keep: the first fraction the same
Change: the division symbol to a multiplication symbol
Flip: find the reciprocal of the fraction after the division symbol
17/10
1 7/10
2 3/8
19/8
9
1/9
2nd step when multiplying fractions
Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together
Describe multiplying across fractions
multiplying the numerators together and then the denominators together
8 1/3
2 4/11
26/11
3/7
7/3
What do you do when you have an improper fraction after multiplying?
Simplify by dividing the numerator by the denominator
Rewrite this problem as a multiplication problem:
3/4 ÷ 6/9
3/4 x 9/6
78/25
3 3/25
9 1/3
28/3
1 5/8
8/13
What do you do when you have a proper fraction after multiplying?
Make sure it is in its simplest form
Solve this problem
6 ÷ 2/3
6 x 3/2 = 18/2 = 9
125/6
20 5/6
3 11/12
47/12
3 2/5
5/17
How do you simplify 24/5
How do you simplify 28/6?
Divide the top and bottom by 2, then divide 14 by 3, and get 4 and 2/3