Question

How do you multiply a fraction and a natural number

Answer 1

How do you multiply a whole number and a fraction?

You can follow these steps to multiply a fraction by a whole number:

1. Write the whole number as a fraction with a denominator of 1.

2. Multiply the numerators.

3. Multiply the denominators.

4. Simplify. , if needed. If your answer is greater than 1, you may want to write your answer as a mixed number.

Let's see an example

`\begin{gathered} 3*(2)/(5) \\ (3)/(1)*(2)/(5) \\ (3*2)/(1*5) \\ (6)/(5) \end{gathered}`