Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

🔹 What Is It?

These operations help us scale and split parts of a whole — especially when dealing with ratios, portion sizes, or problem solving.

🧩 Clue to Remember

• Multiply: Multiply top × top, bottom × bottom.
  
  

• Divide: Flip the second fraction, then multiply.
  
  

🔹 Example – Multiplying

One-half × one-third
→ Multiply: 1 × 1 = 1 (top), 2 × 3 = 6 (bottom)
→ Answer: One-sixth

🔹 Example – Dividing

One-half ÷ one-fourth
→ Flip one-fourth to get four over one
→ Multiply: one-half × four over one = Four-halves = Two

💡 Why It Matters

It shows how much we have when we take part of a part, or how many groups we can make.