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    Proper fractions are fractions less than one, with a numerator smaller than the denominator. Improper fractions are greater than one, with a numerator larger than the denominator. Mixed fractions contain a whole number and a fraction. To multiply fractions, you can either draw rectangles and count shared parts, or simply multiply the numerators and denominators. Practice problems are provided to multiply different fraction types.

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    Proper fractions are fractions less than one, with a numerator smaller than the denominator. Improper fractions are greater than one, with a numerator larger than the denominator. Mixed fractions contain a whole number and a fraction. To multiply fractions, you can either draw rectangles and count shared parts, or simply multiply the numerators and denominators. Practice problems are provided to multiply different fraction types.

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    Proper fractions are fractions less than one, with a numerator smaller than the denominator. Improper fractions are greater than one, with a numerator larger than the denominator. Mixed fractions contain a whole number and a fraction. To multiply fractions, you can either draw rectangles and count shared parts, or simply multiply the numerators and denominators. Practice problems are provided to multiply different fraction types.

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    PROPER AND

    IMPROPER FRACTIONS
    MATH – WEEK 6
    DEFINITION
    • What is a Proper Fraction?
    It is a fraction that is less than one (1).
    The numerator is less than the denominator.

    =
    DEFINITION
    • What is an Improper Fraction?
    It is a fraction that is more than one (1).
    The numerator is more than the denominator.

    =
    OTHER TYPE OF FRACTIONS
    • There are also Mixed Fractions.
    • They have a Whole Number and a Fraction:
    PRODUCT OF A PROPER FRACTION
    • Method 1:
    3 1
    In this case we have x . So we
    5 2
    can draw one rectangle. Divide
    it in 5 parts and color 3 (yellow).
    Then in 2 parts and color 1
    > > (blue). The parts in common
    (the green) will be the
    Numerator and the total of
    parts the Denominator. So we
    3
    have .
    10
    • Method 2:
    This one for some people might
    3 1 3x1 3
    be easier. We just multiply the
    - x - = - = - numbers that are in front of each
    5 2 5x2 10 other and the result should be the
    same.
    PRODUCT OF AN IMPROPER FRACTION

    • Method 1:

    > >

    6 3
    A little bit different. In this case we have x . So we can draw two rectangles. Divide them in 5 parts and color 6
    5 4
    (yellow). Then in 4 parts and color 3 (blue). The parts in common (the green) will be the Numerator and because we
    need to complete one of the rectangles before we can know the value of the denominator, we put the 3 green parts in
    the second rectangle on the first one…
    …because we could not complete one rectangle then, we just count the total
    18
    parts in this one to know the value of the Denominator. So we have
    20
    9
    which is the same as .
    10
    • Method 2:
    6 3 6x3 18 9

    - x - = - = - = -

    5 4 5x4 20 10

    We call also multiply the numbers that are in front of each other and then simplify if it is
    possible. The result should be the same.
    LET’S PRACTICE
    • Try to solve these 4 multiplications.

    7 5 1 7
    x x
    10 10 3 5

    1 6 15 4
    x x
    3 7 6 5

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