What is the fraction 1/6 of 100

So, lets first take the question and figure out what each part means. "1/6 of 100 is what?" 1/6 and 100 are the numbers you're focusing on. "of" always means times in math, and "is" always means equals. so take 1/6 x 100/1 and the answer will be 100/6. you can simplify this to 50/3 to make the division easier. you then do 50 divided by 3 and you should get 16 2/3.