Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction3 = 3/12/8 simplifies to 1/4
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(3 × 1)/(1 × 4) = 3/4
Check: 3/4 ÷ 1/4 = 3 ✓
Check: 3/4 ÷ 1/4 = 3 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
3 times 2/8 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.