Multiplying Fractions with Whole Numbers

Multiplying fractions with whole numbers is much easier than adding fractions.

Let us learn this by following examples :

Example 1

If we have four children and each has two cookies, how many cookies are there in all?

If we multiply 4 x 2, we find that there are 8 cookies total.

Multiply the numerator by the whole number, and leave the denominator the same.

That's your new numerator!

4 x 2 = 8

Remember, the denominator stays the same, so our answer is:

Since the numerator is larger than the denominator, you can tell that this fraction is bigger than one.

Here is how we did it. To change an improper fraction to a mixed number, you must divide the numerator by the denominator. Then, the mixed number takes the following form :

Example 2