Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction1 = 1/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 1)/(2 × 1) = 1/2
Check: 1/2 ÷ 1 = 1/2 ✓
Check: 1/2 ÷ 1 = 1/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/2 times 1 is 1/2. As a decimal it's 0.5.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.