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Example Questions
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 .
Example Question #74 : Whole And Part
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So, we get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #75 : Whole And Part
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So, we get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #76 : Whole And Part
What is half of 36 ?
To find a fraction of a whole, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number.
Now, we know "half" is the same as . So, we get
Therefore, half of 36 is 18.
Example Question #161 : Numbers And Operations
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the fraction by the whole number. So, we get
We can simplify before we multiply. The 3 and the 27 can both be divided by 3. So, we get
Therefore, of is .
Example Question #162 : Numbers And Operations
What is of ?
To find a fraction of a whole number, we will multiply the two together. So, we get
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