Book 5:  Multiplying and Dividing Fractions  

You Will

• Identify qualities of multiplication and division

• Multiply and divide one fraction by another

• Multiply and divide a whole number by a fraction

• Multiply and divide by mixed numbers

• Solve word problems

Subjects

Video Highlights

David and Frank explain how multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction are related. They teach basic rules for multiplying and dividing with fractions and mixed numbers. Bill and Todd apply the rules to everyday problems.
 
Summary/Terminology

Simple Rules:
To divide two fractions, invert the divisor and multiply the two fractions straight across.
To multiply fraction, multiply the numerators together, then the denominators
 
Additive Quality 
Dividend
Divisor 
Multiplier
Multiplicand 
Invert
Inverse Operations 
Product 
Quotient