What is the first step when multiplying a whole number by a fraction?

Write the whole number as a fraction by putting it over 1.

Explain how to multiply fractions.

Multiply the numerators straight across and multiply the denominators straight across.

An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator.

Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient is the whole number, the remainder is the new numerator, and the denominator stays the same.

I can multiply a fraction by a whole number.

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When multiplying a whole number by a fraction, rewrite the whole number in fractional form by putting it over one.
2
To convert an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the numerator by the denominator; the remainder becomes the numerator of the fractional part.
3
When multiplying fractions, multiply straight across, multiplying the numerators and then multiplying the denominators.