Explain how multiplying fractions is similar to multiplying whole numbers and how it is different?

Question

Chapter 7

Multiply Fractions 

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Answer 1

They are similar in that when you multiply 2 fractions, you merely multiply the numerators together and the denominators together, thusly

a/b * c/d = (a*c)/(b*d) 

They are different in that a division still remains once the multiplication is completed.