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 		 Exploring whole numbers ( Number Operations & Number Theory )
Term    : 1 
Module : 1 - Capturing Data 
Unit 1    : Numbers Made Easy (  Rational Numbers ) -                                                             Properties & Special Operations
                            MULTIPLICATION OF RATIONAL NUMBERS  		 
Multiplying Fractions
 		 Steps to multiply fractions :
(i) Cancel out any factors common to both the numerators and the denominators of the fractions.

(ii) Multiply the numerators giving the new numerator, and multiply the denominators giving a new denominator.

 
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Multiplying Mixed Numbers
 		 Steps to multiply mixed numbers :
(i) Convert all mixed numbers to improper fractions.

(ii) Cancel out any factors common to both the numerators and the denominators of the fractions.

(iii) Multiply the numerators giving the new numerator, and multiply the denominators giving a new denominator.

(If the result is an improper fraction, it can now be converted to a mixed number).

  
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