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What is 1/4 x 3
Give it's answer in its simplest form

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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.

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