Fraction calculator
This calculator multiplies a fraction by integer or whole number. To multiple fraction by a whole number, we multiple the numerator by the whole number. Then simplify the result to the lowest terms or a mixed number.
The result:
3/8 * 100 = 75/2 = 37 1/2 = 37.5
Spelled result in words is seventy-five halfs (or thirty-seven and one half).How do we solve fractions step by step?
- Multiple: 3/8 * 100 = 3 · 100/8 · 1 = 300/8 = 75 · 4/2 · 4 = 75/2
Multiply both numerators and denominators. Result fraction keep to lowest possible denominator GCD(300, 8) = 4. In the following intermediate step, cancel by a common factor of 4 gives 75/2.
In other words - three eighths multiplied by one hundred is seventy-five halfs.
Rules for expressions with fractions:
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 sign 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.
Math Symbols
Symbol name | Symbol Meaning | Example | |
---|---|---|---|
+ | plus sign | addition | 1/2 + 1/3 |
- | minus sign | subtraction | 1 1/2 - 2/3 |
* | asterisk | multiplication | 2/3 * 3/4 |
× | times sign | multiplication | 2/3 × 5/6 |
: | division sign | division | 1/2 : 3 |
/ | division slash | division | 1/3 / 5 |
: | colon | complex fraction | 1/2 : 1/3 |
^ | caret | exponentiation / power | 1/4^3 |
() | parentheses | calculate expression inside first | -3/5 - (-1/4) |
Examples:
• adding fractions: 2/4 + 3/4• subtracting fractions: 2/3 - 1/2
• multiplying fractions: 7/8 * 3/9
• dividing Fractions: 1/2 : 3/4
• reciprocal of a fraction: 1 : 3/4
• square of a fraction: 2/3^2
• cube of a fraction: 2/3^3
• exponentiation of a fraction: 1/2^4
• fractional exponents: 16 ^ 1/2
• adding fractions and mixed numbers: 8/5 + 6 2/7
• dividing integer and fraction: 5 ÷ 1/2
• complex fractions: 5/8 : 2 2/3
• decimal to fraction: 0.625
• Fraction to Decimal: 1/4
• Fraction to Percent: 1/8 %
• comparing fractions: 1/4 2/3
• multiplying a fraction by a whole number: 6 * 3/4
• square root of a fraction: sqrt(1/16)
• reducing or simplifying the fraction (simplification) : 4/22 - dividing the numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same non-zero number - equivalent fraction
• expression with brackets: 1/3 * (1/2 - 3 3/8)
• compound fraction: 3/4 of 5/7
• fractions multiple: 2/3 of 3/5
• divide to find the quotient: 3/5 ÷ 2/3
The calculator follows well-known rules for the order of operations. The most common mnemonics for remembering this order of operations are:
PEMDAS - Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
BEDMAS - Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
BODMAS - Brackets, Of or Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
GEMDAS - Grouping Symbols - brackets (){}, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
MDAS - Multiplication and Division have the same precedence over Addition and Subtraction. The MDAS rule is the order of operations part of the PEMDAS rule.
Be careful; always do multiplication and division before addition and subtraction. Some operators (+ and -) and (* and /) have the same priority and must be evaluated from left to right.
Fractions in word problems:
- Samantha
Samantha took 72 pictures on her beach vacation. 3/4 of those pictures are on the beach. How many pictures from her vacation are on the beach? - Someone
Someone ate 1/10 of a cake, leaving only 9/10. If you eat 2/3 of the cake left, how much of a whole cake will you have eaten? - Doughnuts
2/3 of the doughnuts in a box have frosting. 1/2 of the doughnuts with frosting have sprinkles. What fraction of the doughnuts in the box have frosting and sprinkles? - Mr. Stratton
Mr. Stratton has a flower garden. Of the flowers in his garden, 1/3 of them are roses, and 3/5 of the roses are red. What fraction of Mr. Stratton's flowers are red roses?
- 10 children
Ten children in the park, four-tenths are wearing a red shirt. How many children in the park are wearing a red shirt? - Learnes
There are 800 learners in a school 7/8 of the learners walk to school. How many learners walk in school? - Puppies
At an animal rescue, 5/6 of the animals are dogs. Three-fourths of the dogs are puppies. This model represents the fraction of the animals at the rescue that is puppies. What fraction of the animals at the rescue are puppies? - A quarter 2
A quarter of the 72 sandwiches contain cheese. The rest contain ham. How many are ham sandwiches? - Watching TV
One evening 2/3 of students watch TV. Of those students, 3/8 watched a reality show. Of the students that watched the show, 1/4 of them recorded it. What fraction of the students watched and recorded reality TV?
- 100/4700 66704
What is 1/8 of 100/4700? - Write 3
Write a real-world problem involving the multiplication of a fraction and a whole number with a product between 8 and 10, then solve the problem. - From India students
Divide 20 by half and add 30, what do you get? - 7918/45510 60641
From 7918/45510, calculate 4/10 and 6/10 - Bella
Bella collected 3/5 of a bin of glass bottles to recycle. Ian collected 9 times as many bins as Bella. How many bins of bottles did Ian collect?
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