Fraction of a whole

HESI A2
Basic Math Skills
Numeric answer
Difficulty 2 of 5

Question

An artist has 84 tiles for a mosaic. The design reserves 3/7 of them for a border. How many tiles are reserved for the border?

Typed answer, rounded to a whole number.

Answer

Rationale

The requested quantity is a portion of the stated total. Multiply the total by the fraction to obtain that portion.

Worked solution: 3/7 of 84 = 84 ÷ 7 × 3 = 36.

RememberMultiply a whole by the fraction to find the specified part.

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DOE-HDBK-1014/1-92 U.S. Department of Energy · License: US government work (public domain) · Retrieved November 2, 2026 · Page 45; Page 54
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