Turn the whole number into a fraction and then multiply straight across EX: 3 times 15/10 Change 3 into 3 over 1 3/1 All you have to do next is multiply 3 by 15 and 1 by 10 3 times 15 is 45 and 1 times 10 is 10 The improper fraction after multiplying is 45/10 If you wanted to simplify that it would be 4 1/2