Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction9 = 9/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 9)/(3 × 1) = 9/3
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 3: 9/3 = 3
Check: 3 ÷ 9 = 1/3 ✓
Check: 3 ÷ 9 = 1/3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/3 times 9 is 3. As a decimal it's 3.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.