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What is a general rule for multiplying fractions and whole numbers?
A general rule for multiplying fractions: You shall not multiply the denominator by the whole number,only the numerator.Another rule is you shall make the whole number as a fraction by putting the whole number as the numerator and 1 as the denominator before multiplying it.
What is the rule for multiplying 1?
The rule for multiplying by 1 is, everything multiplied by 1 is the answer.For example, 2multiplied by 1 is 2.
What is a rule for multiplying fractions?
To multiply fractions you multiply both numerators (the top numbers) and both denominators (the bottom numbers) to get your answer. For example: 1/4 x 2/3 = (1 x 2) / (4 x 3) = 2/12 (or 1/6)
What is the rule for dividing fraction provide an example?
To divide fractions, multiply by the reciprocal. 3/4 divided by 2/5 = 3/4 x 5/2
What happens if the denominator is the same when multiplying fractions for example 3 over 8 times 1 over 8?
Do you know how to multiply fractions if the denominators are different ?Multiply the numerators to get the numerator and multiply denominatorsto get the denominator ? Is that right ?Well, that rule doesn't actually say anything about whether the denominatorsare the same or different, does it.That's because it doesn't matter. The rule is good either way.
