What number is $3/5$ of $12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-28T13:54:57

See the solution process below.

When dealing with a fraction in this way, $a/b$ of $c$ means to multiply. So we can rewrite this problem as:

$n = 3/5 xx 12$

The twelve can be rewritten as:

$n = 3/5 xx 12/1$

Now, we can multiply the numerators and denominators:

$n = (3 xx 12)/(5 xx 1)$

$n = 36/5$

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