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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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