Step by step
- Write each number as a fraction4 = 4/1
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(4 × 3)/(1 × 4) = 12/4
- SimplifyDivide the top and bottom by 4: 12/4 = 3
Check: 3 ÷ 3/4 = 4 ✓
Check: 3 ÷ 3/4 = 4 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
4 times 3/4 is 3. As a decimal it's 3.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.