I assume you're talking about multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number in the case that you're trying to give two fractions common denominators. If you're multiplying 1/4 and 3/8 you first have to make them have a common denominator. The lowest common denominator would be eighths so you would multiply both the numerator and denominator of 1/4 by 2, which gives you 2/8. Then you would proceed to multiply both fractions together, Numerator x Numerator and Denominator x Denominator. The end result of this would be 6/64 which can be reduced to 3/32.
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you have to multiply numerators and denominators because whatever you do to the bottom you have to do to the top
Exactly the same as you do when multiplying fractions with different denominators. -- Multiply numerators . . . the product is the numeratore of the answer. -- Multiply denominators . . . the product is the denominator of the answer.
you subtract the numerators, and leeave the denomonators alone
The denominators must be the same, the numerators can be different.
It stays the same. Only the numerators change.