Result:
(1/12) : (1/4) = 1/
3
≅ 0.3333333
Spelled result in words is one third.
How do you solve fractions step by step?
Divide: 1/
12
: 1/
4
= 1/
12
· 4/
1
= 1 · 4/
12 · 1
= 4/
12
= 4 · 1 /
4 · 3
= 1/
3
Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal value of the second fraction. The first sub-step is to find the reciprocal (reverse the numerator and denominator, reciprocal of 1/
4
is 4/
1
) of the second fraction. Next, multiply the two numerators. Then, multiply the two denominators. In the next intermediate step, , cancel by a common factor of 4 gives 1/
3
.
In words - one twelfth divided by one quarter = one third.