How do you multiply 2 mixed fractions?

Answer 1

Carefully...very carefully.

Answer 2

(1 5/9) X (2 1/7) I did not want to repeat something that was already done here, but I take note that some of the answers tell you what to do, but not how to do it. Check out this method: It helps to look at he problem for what it really is. The first denominator is "9". The whole number is (1) Obviously there are (9/9) in the number (1) The first term becomes. (9 + 5)/9 = 14/9 In the second term, the whole number is (2) and the denominator is 7. (2) represents 14/7 When you add the Numerator, it becomes 15/7 for that improper fraction. Now you have something you can multiply: 14/9 X 15/7 or (14 X 15)/(9X7) = 210/63 Divided down to find the lowest terms it becomes: Reduced to lowest terms, it becomes: 3 1/3 I hope my answer is correct, it has been a long time since I have done numerical fractions. Procedure; Multiply the whole number by the denominator and then add the demonimator. That reduces it to an improper fraction. (Numerator is greater than the Denominator. Jaread

Answer 3

There's no such thing as a mixed fraction. Did you mean a mixed number? There are only improper fractions and mixed numbers.
In the case of the improper fraction, you would keep multiplying the denominator until it won't fit into the numerator any longer. Whatever is left over is taken out and made into a fraction.

Example: 49/2 becomes 24 and 1/2 because 24x2 equals 48 with a remainder of 1. The one is placed over the original denominator.

Now this number is a mixed number and we can multiply it.
I' ll take it with 2 1/4

Problem: 2 1/4 x 24 1/2 = 55 1/8

You multiply 2 1/4 by both 24 AND 1/2.
The two products are 2 1/4 x 24 = 54
and 2 1/4 x .5 = 1 1/8
1 1/8 + 54 = 55 1/8 ! :)

Answer 4

Denominator- bottom number in fraction
Numerator- top number in fraction
Improper fraction- fraction in which the numerator is greater than the denominator


Multiplying two mixed fractions:

1 1/2 * 1 2/3 An example problem

3/2 * 5/3 First make it into a improper fraction by multiplying the whole number by the denominator and adding it to the numerator. This number goes over the denominator you started with.

15/6 Multiply the numerators and the denominators and put them into one fraction

2 1/3 Simplyfy or just leave as an improper fraction.

Answer 5

Convert them to improper fractions and multiply as normal.

For example:

2 1/3 * 4 2/5 = 7/3 * 22/5 = 154/15

To convert a mixed fraction to an improper fraction, multiply the denominator (3 in the first fraction above --- 2 1/3) by the whole number (2) and add the numberator (1) to get 7. Then put that back over the denominator (3) giving you 7/3.

Can you see how I did the same thing for 4 2/5?

Then multiply numerators to get the new numerator and multiply denominators to get the new denominator.

Get it?

Finally, reduce and simplify the fraction, if you can. The example I gave can't be reduced. Simplified 154/15 becomes 10 4/15.

Answer 6

Ok this is sooo easy, what you do, is say the mixed fraction is......2 5/9 , so what you would do, is you would multiply,2 by the denominator and add the numerator to ur product in this case it would be...23/9 oh, and YOU KEEP THE SAME DENOMINATOR. Then after you do this multiply across for each numerator and denominator,and then reduce to lowest terms , I am a wiz at math, so beleive me.Hopes this helps!!!

Answer 7

Convert the mixed fractions to whole fractions and then just multiply numerators and denominators as usual.

Answer 8

change them to improper fractions ( numerator bigger than the denominator)

Change them by multiplying the denominator times the whole number and adding the numerator)

Then follow the normal rules for multiplying fractions

Answer 9

find the lowest common denominator

Answer 10

Turn them into decimals first.