Step by step
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 1)/(2 × 4) = 3/8
Check: 3/8 ÷ 1/4 = 3/2 ✓
Check: 3/8 ÷ 1/4 = 3/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3/2 times 1/4 is 3/8. As a decimal it's 0.375.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.