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Example Questions
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 .
Example Question #151 : Numbers And Operations
What is half of 28 ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So, in the problem
half of 28
we will first write half as a fraction. We know that half can be written as . So,
of
Now, we can multiply. We get
To multiply, we need to write 28 as a fraction. We know we can write whole numbers as fractions over 1. So, we get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, half of 28 is 14.
Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole
What is half of 12 ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
Let's look at the problem.
half of 12
We will first write half as a fraction. We know half can be written as . So, we get
of
Now, we will multiply them together. So, we write
To multiply, we will write 12 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as fractions over 1. So, we get
Now, we will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, half of 12 is 6.
Example Question #42 : 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, in the problem
of
we will write it like
Now, to multiply, we will write 27 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as fractions over 1. So,
Now, we will multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #43 : 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, in the problem
of
we can write it like this:
Now, we will write 32 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as fractions over 1. So, we get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #71 : Whole And Part
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 re-write it as
Now, to multiply, we will write 24 as a fraction. We know that a whole number can be written as a fraction over 1. So, we get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #72 : Whole And Part
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 re-write it as
Now, to multiply, we will write 63 as a fraction. We know that whole numbers can be written as fractions over 1. So, we get
Now, we can simplify before we multiply to make things easier. The 7 and the 63 can both be divided by 7. So, we get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #151 : 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 like this:
Now, we must write 75 as a fraction. We know that a whole number can be written as a fraction over 1. So, we get
Now, we can multiply straight across. We get
Therefore, of is .