1. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 Fractions

2. 2-4-2 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Section 2.4 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

3. 2-4-3 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Multiplying Fractions

4. 2-4-4 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Example Multiply. Simplify, if possible.

5. 2-4-5 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Solution Strategy Multiply. Simplify if possible.

6. 2-4-6 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Simplifying Before Multiplying

7. 2-4-7 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Example Multiply. Simplify, if possible.

8. 2-4-8 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Solution Strategy Multiply. Simplify, if possible.

9. 2-4-9 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Multiply Fractions, Mixed Numbers, or Whole Numbers In multiplication problems involving fractions, mixed numbers, or whole numbers, change each whole number or mixed number to an improper fraction. Recall that a whole number, n, can be written as

10. 2-4-10 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Example Multiply. Simplify, if possible.

11. 2-4-11 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Solution Strategy Multiply. Simplify, if possible.

12. 2-4-12 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Example Apply your knowledge a.An oatmeal raisin cookie recipe requires cup of brown sugar. If you want to make half the number of cookies how many cups of brown sugar would you need? b.Suppose the same cookie recipe requires cups of flour. If you want to make half the number of cookies how many cups of flour would you need?

13. 2-4-13 Copyright © 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved. Solution Strategy a. b. cup of brown sugar cups of flour