Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 fractions worksheet.
Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Give each answer in simplest form.
1. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 3 = 3
- Multiply denominators: 2 × 7 = 14
2. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 4 × 3 = 12
- Multiply denominators: 5 × 4 = 20
- Simplify: =
3. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 3 × 1 = 3
- Multiply denominators: 6 × 5 = 30
- Simplify: =
4. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply denominators: 8 × 3 = 24
- Simplify: =
5. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 3 × 1 = 3
- Multiply denominators: 4 × 4 = 16
6. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply denominators: 3 × 3 = 9
7. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 3 × 1 = 3
- Multiply denominators: 8 × 4 = 32
8. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply denominators: 8 × 3 = 24
9. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 4 × 3 = 12
- Multiply denominators: 9 × 8 = 72
- Simplify: =
10. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply denominators: 3 × 4 = 12
- Simplify: =
11. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply denominators: 5 × 9 = 45
12. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 2 × 4 = 8
- Multiply denominators: 6 × 7 = 42
- Simplify: =
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