Question

How do i multiply fractions

Answer 1

First you wanna simpifly the fractions.
And then wanna multiply the the numerators.
And then multiply the denominators to get the new denominators.

Answer 2

Best Answer: to multiply fractions you simply take the denominator of both fractions and multiply them, do the same to the numerator, and you have your answer.
ex.
2 5 10
-- * -- = ----
4 8 32

then, of course, you would need to simplify.

so the answer is

10(/2) 5
-------- = -----
32(/2) 16


To multiply mixed numbers, you need to convert them to improper fractions, multiply and then convert them back to a mixed number. For example:
2 1/2 x 5 1/3 = 5/2 x 16 /3

numerator 5 x 16 = 80 denominator 2 x 3 = 6

so now you convert 80/6 into a mixed number

80 / 6 = 13 and 2/6 or, reduced, 13 1/3.