How to Find the Fraction of a Number
To find the fraction of a number you have to multiply the fraction by the number:
A Real Example of How to Find the Fraction of a Number
Question
What is 3⁄5 of 25?Step-by-Step:
1
Write a fraction of a number as a fraction × a number, like the formula above.
In our example, the fraction is 3⁄5 and the number is 25.

2
Divide the top number (called the numerator) of the fraction (3) by the bottom number (called the denominator) of the fraction (5).

3 ÷ 5 = 0.6
3
Multiply the answer (0.6) by the number (25).

0.6 × 25 = 15
Answer:
We have found 3⁄5 of 25.
Top Tip
Fraction of Number =
Fraction × Number
When you see a question like:
Find 1⁄2 of 10
Translate of into ×:
Find 1⁄2 × 10

Order of × and ÷ Doesn't Matter
In the example shown on this page, you:- find numerator ÷ denominator, then
- × the number.
- find numerator × the number, then
- ÷ by the denominator.
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