whole times fraction
2 x 1/3
2/3
1/2 x 1/2
1
1 1/2 x 1 1/2
2 1/4
1 1/2 x 2/3
1
How do you multiply to fractions?
top times top and bottom times bottom
2 x 2/6
4/6
5/6 x 4/7
20/42
5 2/3 x 2 1/2
30
2 2/3 x 5/6
2 4/18
If you are multiplying and a mixed number is involved, what do you do first?
Change the mixed number to an improper fraction
3 x 7/25
21/25
3/4 x 2/3
6/12
3 3/7 x 2 1/4
7 20/28
2 3/7 x 7/8
2 7/56
How do you turn a whole number into a fraction?
Put a one under it
5 x 2/3
3 1/3
4/10 x 7/8
28/80
5 1/2 x 2 1/3
12 5/6
1 1/3 x 2/3
8/9
5/18
25 x 4/10
10
11/12 x 10/12
110/144
2 1/6 x 1 1/6
2 19/36
2 3/4 x 1/7
11/28
Seamus grows vegetables in his garden. 3/7 of the vegetables grow underground. Of these underground vegetables, 2/5 are potatoes. What fraction of all vegetables are potatoes?
6/35