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Change each mixed number to an improper fraction first, multiply, then change back. Multiplying the whole parts and the fraction parts separately does not work, and the answer key makes that easy to spot.
Make multiplying mixed numbers worksheets where students multiply two mixed numbers, or a mixed number and a whole number. The answer key gives each product as a simplified mixed number.
Multiply. Change mixed numbers to improper fractions first. Simplify your answer.
Change each mixed number to an improper fraction first, multiply, then change back. Multiplying the whole parts and the fraction parts separately does not work, and the answer key makes that easy to spot.
Ask students to estimate by rounding each mixed number to the nearest whole first; 2 1/2 × 2 1/5 should land near 6.
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