Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction2 = 2/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(2 × 1)/(1 × 6) = 2/6
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 2: 2/6 = 1/3
Check: 1/3 ÷ 1/6 = 2 ✓
Check: 1/3 ÷ 1/6 = 2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
2 times 1/6 is 1/3. As a decimal it's 0.333333.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.