Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2/8 simplifies to 1/43 = 3/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 3)/(4 × 1) = 3/4
Check: 3/4 ÷ 3 = 1/4 ✓
Check: 3/4 ÷ 3 = 1/4 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
2/8 times 3 is 3/4. As a decimal it's 0.75.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.