What is 2 divided by 1/4?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   2/1 ÷ 1/4 = 2/1 × 4/1
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (2 × 4)/(1 × 1) = 8/1

Check: 8 × 1/4 = 2 ✓

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