Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction4 1/2 = (4 × 2 + 1)/2 = 9/2
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 9)/(2 × 2) = 9/4
- Write it as a mixed number9 ÷ 4 = 2 remainder 1, so 9/4 = 2 1/4
Check: 9/4 ÷ 9/2 = 1/2 ✓
Check: 9/4 ÷ 9/2 = 1/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/2 times 4 1/2 is 2 1/4, which is 9/4 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 2.25.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.
9/4.