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How do you multiply a fraction by a fraction by another fraction?

Multiply all the numerators together and then multiply all the denominators together


How to multiply a fraction to another fraction?

Multiply the numerators together and then multiply the denominators together.


How do you multiply fractions with whole numbers and mixed numbers?

The question is ambiguous. Do you want to know how to multiply a fraction by a whole number, as well as by a mixed number? Or are you asking how to multiply a whole number by a mixed number and express the product as a fraction? Or what?


What if you multiply a whole number by a fraction?

cast back to maths and you know that 0.5 is a half, 0.25 is a quarter, you only need to remember converting a decimal to a fraction and you know what to do.


What is the algorithm for dividing a fraction by a fraction?

Multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second. That is, flip the second fraction over and then multiply the two.


How do you multiply to find an equivalent fraction?

You can multiply the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by any non-zero integer to get an equivalent fraction.


How do you mutiply a fraction?

Multiply the numerator of one fraction to the other then multiply the denominator of one fraction to the other . Then reduce if possible.


You multiply by this when you divide by a fraction?

The inverse of the fraction.


What is three eigths of sixty four?

24. If you don't know already, to multiply a number and a fraction, take the number, multiply it by the top, then divide the bottom.


How do you multiply fraction by another fraction or a whole number?

turn both fractions into decimals and then multiply!


How do you divide a fraction into a fraction?

"Dividing Fractions is easy as pie, flip the second and multiply." Flip the second fraction, and multiply, and reduce.


If you multiply a negative fraction with a positive fraction do you get a negative fraction?

Yes.