Multiply and divide fractions
Multiply simple pairs of proper fractions; divide proper fractions by whole numbers
What you'll learn
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Imagine you have half a chocolate bar 🍫. Now share that half equally with a friend — you cut it in half again!
- 2
If you have ½ of a pizza and you eat half of THAT slice, how much of the whole pizza do you eat?
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Let's work out ⅔ × ⅘ together.
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Use the fraction bar to show ½ × ⅓. Tap to shade the answer.
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What is ¼ × ⅔? Multiply top × top, bottom × bottom!
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Dividing fractions is like 'how many times does the second fraction fit into the first?' Flip the second fraction and multiply!
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What is ⅓ ÷ ½? (Hint: flip the second one before multiplying.)
Practise Multiply and divide fractions with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 10–11. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.