1. Multiply Signed Fractions Honors Math – Grade 6

2. Problem of the Day What are the important facts? To multiply fractions. 1.Cancel any numerator with any denominator by a common factor. 2.Multiply numerators. Multiply denominators. RECALL Star Middle School has designed a new flag to represent its sports teams. It is ½ blue and ½ white. It has stars on 2/5 of the blue section. What fraction of the whole flag has stars? To find the part with stars, multiply. Remember of means multiply

3. To multiply a fraction by a fraction… 1.Cancel any numerator with any denominator by a common factor. 2.Multiply the numerators, multiply denominators. 3. Write in simplest form. 1.Cancel any numerator with any denominator by a common factor. 2.Multiply the numerators, multiply denominators. 3. Write in simplest form.

4. To multiply fractions with like signs…MULTIPLY. The sign of the product is always positive!

6. To multiply fractions with unlike signs…MULTIPLY. The sign of the product is always negative!

8. Evaluate