Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 fractions worksheet.
Year 8 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Give each answer in simplest form.
1. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 3 × 2 = 6
- Multiply denominators: 4 × 3 = 12
- Simplify: =
2. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 8 × 1 = 8
- Multiply denominators: 9 × 3 = 27
3. ÷
Answer: 1 (or )
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
- Simplify:
4. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 1 × 1 = 1
- Multiply denominators: 3 × 9 = 27
5. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 5 × 4 = 20
- Multiply denominators: 6 × 7 = 42
- Simplify: =
6. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
7. ÷
Answer: 1
- Keep, change, flip: × 2
- =
- Simplify: 1
8. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
9. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
10. ÷
Answer:
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
- Simplify:
11. ÷
Answer: 1 (or )
- Keep, change, flip: ×
- =
12. ×
Answer:
- Multiply numerators: 3 × 3 = 9
- Multiply denominators: 9 × 9 = 81
- Simplify: =
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