No.
by cross multipling
Yes, because you can simplify the fractions then check the Cross products
When cross multiplying, finding the product of the means and extremes, you are technically getting a common denominator that reduces out.
You look at the fractions sideways. Lets say that you had 3/4 and 2/3 and you were multiplying them. Put them on paper. Now you can see that 4 and 2 are compatible. What you do is: Cross out the four and put a 2. This means 2 goes into 4 twice. Then cross out the 2 and put a 1. This means that 2 goes into 2 once. Now you just multiply. Hope that answered your question!
No.
by cross multipling
Yes, because you can simplify the fractions then check the Cross products
When cross multiplying, finding the product of the means and extremes, you are technically getting a common denominator that reduces out.
You look at the fractions sideways. Lets say that you had 3/4 and 2/3 and you were multiplying them. Put them on paper. Now you can see that 4 and 2 are compatible. What you do is: Cross out the four and put a 2. This means 2 goes into 4 twice. Then cross out the 2 and put a 1. This means that 2 goes into 2 once. Now you just multiply. Hope that answered your question!
This has the effect of producing a denominator in the answer that has each of the original denominators as factors. You don't have to worry about simplifying the fractions before multiplying. Of course, you may have to simplify after multiplying. There's no way out.
Cross canceling in dividing fractions is when you simplify the fractions by canceling out common factors in the numerators and denominators diagonally across from each other. This helps to make the division process easier and quicker. So, basically, it's like cutting out the middleman and getting straight to the point when dividing fractions.
Cross-multiplying is when you have two fractions, and you multiply the numerator of each fraction by the other fractions's denominator. In other words, if you have two fractions a/b and c/d, cross-multiplying would be finding a*d and b*c. If a/b=c/d, then ad = bc.
Multiplying fractions is the easiest operation you can do with them. Nothing complicated is required, just multiply the top two and the bottom two. Simple as that!
First line them up. Its jsut like normal multiplication. Mulitply them across as they are. Simplify the answer when done.
if youre dealing with fractions then you multiply top by top and bottom by bottom then simplify
Yes, then do the same for the denominators. But THEN you are usually expected to simplify the resulting fraction.