Calculate 3/5 of 15: A Fraction Distribution Problem

Question

Graciela bought 15 apples and distributed them to give to her mother $\frac{3}{5}$ , to her sister $\frac{1}{5}$ and the rest for herself.

How many apples did Graciela's mother receive?

Let's multiply the number of apples by the fraction representing the number of apples she gave to her mother:

$\frac{3}{5}\times15=$

We'll multiply the numerator by 15:

$\frac{3\times15}{5}=$

We'll divide both the numerator and denominator by 5

$\frac{3\times15:5}{5:5}=$

Let's first solve the division operations in the numerator and denominator, and we'll get:

$\frac{3\times3}{1}=\frac{9}{1}=9$

$9$