Numihana4/5 × 6/8 =
Answer: ________________
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Multiply proper fractions.
Multiply two proper fractions and simplify the result.
Numihana · England Year 6
Multiply proper fractions
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Multiply two proper fractions and simplify the result.
1/5 × 3/4 =
Answer: ________________
1/3 × 1/3 =
Answer: ________________
4/5 × 3/8 =
Answer: ________________
2/3 × 3/5 =
Answer: ________________
2/3 × 1/2 =
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 6
Multiply proper fractions
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Multiply two proper fractions and simplify the result.
4/5 × 6/8 =
Answer: 3/5
1/5 × 3/4 =
Answer: 3/20
1/3 × 1/3 =
Answer: 1/9
4/5 × 3/8 =
Answer: 3/10
2/3 × 3/5 =
Answer: 2/5
2/3 × 1/2 =
Answer: 1/3
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Multiply two proper fractions and simplify the result.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 6 → Number → Fractions (including decimals and percentages) · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Multiply the numerators and the denominators. A whole number can be written with denominator 1; simplify the result.
A common slip
Multiplying by a proper fraction can make a positive quantity smaller.
Worked example
2/3 × 3/8 =
Answer: 1/4
Multiply the numerators and the denominators. A whole number can be written with denominator 1; simplify the result.