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What is 1/2 divided by 1/4?

Answer
1/2 ÷ 1/4 = 2
Fraction
2
Decimal
2
Percent
200%

Step by step

  1. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    1/2 ÷ 1/4 = 1/2 × 4/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 4)/(2 × 1) = 4/2
  3. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 2: 4/2 = 2

Check: 2 × 1/4 = 1/2 ✓

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1/2
1/4
= 2

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/2 divided by 1/4?

    1/2 divided by 1/4 is 2. As a decimal it's 2.

    How do you work out 1/2 ÷ 1/4?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.