Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Multiplying Fractions: A Visual Approach

This will help you see how multiplying fractions works.


Visual Multiplying of Fractions

Homework problems for 9th:

Use a picture to prove your answer.  Check your answer with the shortcut or by using the webpage we looked at in page (which is linked above as "Visual").

1.  2/3 X 1/6

2. 4/5 X 1/2

3. 6/9 X 1/4

4. 5/10 X 3/8

** 5. 7/5 X 1/2

Multiplying Fractions: A Visual Look

Here is something that will help you understand how multiplying fractions works.