SOLUTION: How do I multiply a whole number by a fraction?
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Question 719193: How do I multiply a whole number by a fraction?
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two ways:- Make the whole number into a fraction (by putting it over a 1) and then multiply the two fractions.
- Multiply the whole number times the numerator. That becomes the numerator. The denominator does not change.
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