What is 4 divided by 1/3?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   4 = 4/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   4/1 ÷ 1/3 = 4/1 × 3/1
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (4 × 3)/(1 × 1) = 12/1

Check: 12 × 1/3 = 4 ✓

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