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instance method

Rational#*

rat * numeric → numeric

Performs multiplication.

Example
Rational(2, 3)  * Rational(2, 3)   #=> (4/9)
Rational(900)   * Rational(1)      #=> (900/1)
Rational(-2, 9) * Rational(-9, 2)  #=> (1/1)
Rational(9, 8)  * 4                #=> (9/2)
Rational(20, 9) * 9.8              #=> 21.77777777777778
See also .json_create #** #+ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0