Step by step
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 1)/(2 × 4) = 1/8
Check: 1/8 ÷ 1/4 = 1/2 ✓
Check: 1/8 ÷ 1/4 = 1/2 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/2 times 1/4 is 1/8. As a decimal it's 0.125.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.