Here's how you break it down. Make the number 3 into a fraction, which is 3/1. Now multiply the fractions ( "of" means "to multiply"). 2/3 x 3/1 = First the top numbers, 2x3=6 . Then the bottom numbers, 3x1=3 .Put those numbers back in fraction form, 6/3 . Reduce the fraction by dividing the top number by the bottom number. 6 divided by 3 is 2.