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Multiplying fractions

You learn to multiply fractions by each other, and a fraction by a whole number.

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How to work it out

  1. Multiply the top numbers.
  2. Multiply the bottom numbers.
  3. Simplify, and write a mixed number if the top is bigger than the bottom.
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12 × 13

  1. Multiply the tops: 1 × 1 = 1.
  2. Multiply the bottoms: 2 × 3 = 6.
  3. It is 16.
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More examples

23 × 14

  1. Multiply the tops: 2 × 1 = 2.
  2. Multiply the bottoms: 3 × 4 = 12, so 212.
  3. Simplify it: it is 16.

25 × 4

  1. Multiply only the top by 4: 2 × 4 = 8.
  2. Keep the 5 at the bottom.
  3. It is 85.
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