Updated March 13, 2018 By Pamela Martin
Knowing how to find a fraction of a number is a handy skill for home project measurements, reducing recipes or calculating discounts. You can find two-thirds of number using either fractions or decimals. Remember that “of” in a math sentence means to multiply and that in fractions, denominators are on the bottom and numerators on top.
Multiply 2/3 and your number. If you have a whole number, convert it to a fraction by putting it over a denominator of 1. When multiplying fractions, calculate numerator times numerator, then denominator times denominator. For example, to find two-thirds of 18, multiply 2/3 x 18/1 to get 36/3.
Reduce the resulting fraction as needed by dividing it by the common denominator. For example, the common denominator of 36 and 3 is 3. Diving 36 and 3 by 3 gives you a fraction of 12/1, which is the same as 12. Thus, two-thirds of 18 is 12.
When working with a mixed number, or a whole number and a fraction, first change it to an improper fraction: Multiply the denominator and the whole number. Add that to the numerator. Write the sum over the original denominator. For example, to convert 2 5/6: 6 x 2 = 12; 12 + 5 = 17. The improper fraction is 17/6.
Change two-thirds to a decimal and then multiply the decimal and your number. To convert 2/3 to decimal, divide the numerator by the denominator: 2 / 3 = 0.66666 ... 7, which you can round to 0.67. For example, to find 2/3 of 21: 0.67 * 21 = 14.07. Round to the nearest whole number: 14.
The below solved example with step by step work shows how to find what is 12 times 2/3 or 2/3 times 12 as a fraction. Solved Example: What to be found: 2/3 x 12 = ?step 2 Arrange the fractions in the product expression form as like the below: = 2/3 x 12 = (2 x 12)/(3 x 1) step 3 Check the numerator and denominator and cancel if anything cancelled each other: = (2 x 12)/(3 x 1) = 8/1 = 82/3 x 12= 8 Hence,2/3 times 12 as a fraction equals to 8
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Fractions - use a forward slash to divide the numerator by the denominator, i.e., for five-hundredths, enter 5/100. If you use mixed numbers, leave a space between the whole and fraction parts. Mixed numerals (mixed numbers or fractions) keep one space between the integer and fraction and use a forward slash to input fractions i.e., 1 2/3 . An example of a negative mixed fraction: -5 1/2. Because slash is both signs for fraction line and division, use a colon (:) as the operator of division fractions i.e., 1/2 : 1/3. Decimals (decimal numbers) enter with a decimal point . and they are automatically converted to fractions - i.e. 1.45.
8 Fraction of Number Calculator Please enter another Fraction of Number problem for us to solve. What is 3/3 of 12? Here is the next Fraction of Number problem on our list that we solved. Hint: If you need to figure out a Fraction of Number problem like 2/3 of 12 in the future, remember that 12 is the same as 12/1. Then simply multiply the fractions together to get the answer.Copyright | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact What is two thirds of 12? 2/3 x 12 = 8.00 Two thirds written as a fraction is 2/3. You can also write it as a decimal by simply dividing 2 by 3 which is 0.67. If you multiply 0.67 with 12 you will see that you will end up with the same answer as above. You may also find it useful to know that if you multiply 0.67 with 100 you get 66.67. Which means that our answer of 8.00 is 66.67 percent of 12.More information from Valeur Fraction Calculator This fraction calculator gives you explanations and answers to all the most popular fractions used in daily life.What is two thirds of 13? Here you can see the explanation and answer to the next fraction we calculated. Copyright | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer | Contact |