Fraction multiplication involves multiplying the numerators (the top numbers) of two fractions together to get a new numerator, and multiplying the denominators (the bottom numbers) together to get a new denominator. For example, to multiply 1/2 by 3/4, you would calculate 1 × 3 for the numerator, resulting in 3, and 2 × 4 for the denominator, resulting in 8. Thus, 1/2 × 3/4 equals 3/8. When multiplying fractions, it’s important to simplify the result if possible. This means reducing the fraction to its lowest terms. For instance, if you multiply 2/3 by 4/6, you get 8/18. You can simplify 8/18 by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, resulting in 4/9.