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Multiplying fractions worksheets
Multiplying fractions is the friendly one. Unlike adding, there is no common denominator to hunt for — you multiply straight across. These free printable worksheets ask a child to multiply two fractions like 2/3 × 3/4 and write the product in lowest terms.
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Multiplying fractions
The answer key prints on a separate page.
What's on this sheet
The rule is short: multiply the numerators, then multiply the denominators, and simplify what you get. 2/3 × 3/4 becomes 6 over 12, which reduces to 1/2. On every sheet the fractions are stacked — numerator over denominator — so a child reads them the way a textbook prints them.
Why this sheet works
There is a shortcut worth teaching early: cancel a common factor before you multiply. In 2/3 × 3/4 the threes cancel, leaving 2 over 4, then 1/2 — smaller numbers and almost nothing to simplify at the end. Because no common denominator is ever needed, this is the gentlest of the four fraction operations and a good place to build confidence.
How this one works
One question from this sheet, worked through a step at a time.
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- Multiplying, not adding — so no common denominator, and nothing has to be cut into matching pieces first. Tops with tops, bottoms with bottoms.
- Multiply the two top numbers: 1 × 3 = 3.
- Multiply the two bottom numbers: 2 × 8 = 16.