Practice Objectives
  • Demonstrate the ability to find the product of two fractions
  • Demonstrate the ability to find the quotient of two fractions
  • Demonstrate the ability to reduce a fraction to lowest terms

Practice Multiplying & Dividing Signed Fractions


Instructions:

Answer 7/10 questions correctly to pass.

Perform each indicated operation, simplify your answer.

Write a negative fraction as: -a/b or a/-b.


Problem:

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Multiplying & Dividing Signed Fractions:

  1. Determine the sign of the answer
    • An even number of negatives gives a positive answer
    • An odd number of negatives gives a negative answer
  2. Work with the absolute values
  3. Convert any division into multiplication
    • Leave the leftmost fraction of the division problem unchanged
    • Multiply by the reciprocal of the rightmost fraction
  4. Simplify each fraction
  5. Cross cancel any common factors among all numerators and denominators
  6. Set up the answer:
    • Numerator: Find the product of all numerators
    • Denominator: Find the product of all denominators
  7. Attach the correct sign to the answer

Step-by-Step:


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