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Fractions multiplication: Several examples with detailed solutions and exercises with answers on are presented. A calculator to multiply fractions is included in this website.


How to multiply fractions?

Example 1: Multiply and simplfy, and express the final answer as a fraction.

(2 / 3) . (7 / 2)

Solution to Example 1

To multiply fractions you multiply numerators and denominators

(2 / 3) . (7 / 2) = (2 . 7) / (3 . 2)



Divide the numerator and the denominator by 2 and simplify

(2 . 7) / (3 . 2) = 7 / 3


Example 2: Multiply and simplfy, and express the final answer as a fraction.

(11 / 9) . (12 / 25)

Solution to Example 2

Multiply numerators and denominators

(11 / 9) . (12 / 25) = (11 . 12) / (9 . 25)



Divide numerator and denominator by 3 and simplify

(11 . 4) / (3 . 25) = 44 / 75


Example 3: Multiply, simplfy and express the final answer as a fraction.

(2 / 15) . 5

Solution to Example 3

Multiply numerator of first fraction by 5

(2 / 15) . 5 = (2 . 5) / 15



Divide numerator and denominator by 5 to simplify

(2 . 5) / 15 = 2 / 3



Exercises: Multiply, simplify and express as fractions.

1.     (2 / 3). (7 / 6)

2.     (23 / 30) . (33 / 25)

3.     5 . (2 / 25)

Answers to Above Exercises:.

1.     7 / 9

2.     253 / 250

3.     2 / 5

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Updated: 27 November 2007 (A Dendane)