It means how many times you can subtract the whole number from the fraction before you reach zero. Assuming you've not got a mixed fraction, the whole number will only be able to be subtracted a fractional number of times.
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To divide a whole number by a fraction, you can rewrite the fraction as a whole number by multiplying the denominator by the whole number. Then, divide the resulting whole number by the numerator of the fraction. This process is equivalent to multiplying the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction.
It means it comes out to an whole number. There would not be a fraction or a decimal point.
You probably mean improper fraction like 27/3...to do that you'd have to divide the numerator by the denominator. And the answer to that is 9
Yes, it does.
If you mean the fraction 23/15, divide 23 by 15. The whole part will be the whole number; the remainder will be the numerator for the fractional part.