Answer: 3/4
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Step-by-step explanation:
Think of 3 as 3/1. Then multiply the numerators together separate from the denominators being multiplied together
(1/4)*(3/1) = (1*3)/(4*1) = 3/4
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An alternative route
1/4 x 3 means we have 3 copies of 1/4 being added
1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 = (1+1+1)/4 = 3/4
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If you are a visual learner, draw a circle and split it into 4 equal pizza slices. Shade 1 out of the 4 to represent 1/4.
Imagine that you did this 3 times. That would mean you have 3 shaded slices. Each slice represents 1/4, so you would have 3/4 of the total pizza.
Put another way: you have 3 friends who get 1/4 of a pizza each. That shades 3 out of the 4 total slices to get 3/4.