Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction4 = 4/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 4)/(9 × 1) = 4/9
Check: 4/9 ÷ 4 = 1/9 ✓
Check: 4/9 ÷ 4 = 1/9 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/9 times 4 is 4/9. As a decimal it's 0.444444.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.