Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 fractions worksheet.
Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers
Give each answer in simplest form.
1. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 4 × 2 = 8
- Multiply denominators: 5 × 4 = 20
- Simplify: =
2. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 7 × 3 = 21
- Multiply denominators: 9 × 9 = 81
- Simplify: =
3. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: × 2
- =
- Simplify:
4. ÷
Answer: 4 (or )
- Keep, change, flip: × 6
- =
5. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 4 × 1 = 4
- Multiply denominators: 5 × 4 = 20
- Simplify: =
6. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply denominators: 7 × 8 = 56
7. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply denominators: 6 × 5 = 30
- Simplify: =
8. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply denominators: 7 × 2 = 14
9. ÷
Answer: 1 (or )
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
10. ÷
Answer: 1 (or )
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
- Simplify:
11. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
12. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 3 = 3
- Multiply denominators: 9 × 5 = 45
- Simplify: =
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