Multiply Mixed Numbers by Fractions

Begin with Multiply Mixed Numbers by Fractions, then move to two mixed numbers. Have students write the improper fractions first for each problem.

Multiply 8 mixed numbers by fractions, such as 4 2/7 × 6/7, using improper fractions. The directions on the page read: Multiply. Use the box under each problem for your work. Write each answer in simplest form, as a mixed number when it is more than 1. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade fraction multiplication & division, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with multiply mixed numbers. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Rewrite each mixed number as an improper fraction, multiply, then simplify. For 1 1/2 × 1 1/3, that is 3/2 × 4/3 = 2.

No. Multiplying the parts separately gives the wrong product. Use improper fractions, as in 2 1/2 × 3/4 = 5/2 × 3/4 = 1 7/8.

Yes. Both sheets have an answer key with every product in simplest form.