Cross Cancelling Fractions Worksheet

Practice cross cancelling to simplify fractions before multiplication, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in fraction operations for 7th graders.

Grade 7 Math FractionsCross Cancelling

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.NS.A.2.C

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mathfractionscross cancellinggrade 7multiplication

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Cross Cancelling Fractions

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Read each problem carefully and use cross cancelling to simplify the fractions before multiplying. Show your work and write your answer in simplest form.

1. Multiply: (2/3) × (9/10)

2. Multiply: (5/8) × (4/15)

3. Multiply: (7/12) × (6/14)

4. When cross cancelling, you look for common factors between a numerator and a .

5. Cross cancelling helps to fractions before you multiply, making the calculation easier.

6. Which of the following pairs can be cross cancelled in the expression (3/4) × (8/9)?

3 and 4

4 and 9

3 and 9

8 and 9

7. A recipe calls for (3/4) cup of flour. If you want to make (2/3) of the recipe, how much flour do you need? Use cross cancelling to solve.

Understanding Cross Cancelling Visually:

Imagine multiplying (1/2) by (2/3). Cross cancelling allows us to simplify before multiplying, making the numbers smaller and easier to work with.