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Fractions
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Cancelling
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Multiplying
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Percentages
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Ratio
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Multiplying Fractions
The chocolate bar has twelve chunks.
It has been split in half. Look at the
bottom
half.
Drag two thirds of the half on to the grey foil.
Look at two thirds of a half.
What fraction of the chocolate bar is two thirds of a half?
12
Example
means the same as
This chocolate bar has eight chunks:
This is the chocolate bar split in half:
Three quarters of the half have been broken off:
The numerators are multiplied together.
The denominators are multiplied together.
Try one!
Work out two thirds of four fifths:
