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Example Question #31 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Find of .
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So,
of
can be written as
To multiply, we will first write 33 in fraction form. We get
Now, we can multiply. We will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #51 : Whole And Part
Find of .
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So,
of
can be written as
Now, we can multiply. We must first write 21 in fraction form. We get
Now, we multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #61 : Whole And Part
What is a quarter of ?
When looking at the problem, we see we need to find a quarter of . The first thing we need to do is write "a quarter" in fraction form.
We know that a quarter is the same as . So, we can write it like
of
Now, to find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. We get
Now, to multiply, we will write in fraction form. We get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, a quarter of is .
Example Question #141 : Numbers And Operations
Find of .
To find a fraction of a whole, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So,
of
can be written as
Now, to multiply, we need to write 36 as a fraction. We know that any whole number can be written as a fraction over 1. So, we get
Now, we will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #142 : Numbers And Operations
Find of .
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So,
of
can be written as
Now, to multiply, we need to write 16 as a fraction. We know we can write any whole number over 1. So, we can write 16 over 1. We get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #31 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
Find three-quarters of .
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So, in the problem
three-quarters of
we will first write three-quarters as a fraction.
Three-quarters is the same as . So, we can write it as
of
which can be re-written as
Now, we need to write 12 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as the number over 1. So, we can write it as
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, three-quarters of is .
Example Question #143 : Numbers And Operations
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So, in the problem
of
we can write it as
Now, we will write 27 as a fraction. We know a whole number can be written as a fraction over 1. So,
Now, before we multiply, we can simplify to make things easier. We know that 3 and 27 can both be divided by 3. So,
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #31 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
What is half of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So, in the problem
half of
we will first write half as a fraction. We know that half can be written as . So, we can write it as
Now, we will write 14 as a fraction. We know whole numbers can be written as a number over 1. So, we get
Now, we will multiply. We get
Therefore, half of is .
Example Question #32 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So,
of
can be written as
Now, to multiply, we will write 32 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as a fraction over 1. So,
Now, we will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #33 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
So,
of
can be written as
Now, to multiply, we will write 72 as a fraction. We know that a whole number can be written as a fraction over 1. So,
Now, we will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
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