What is 1/4 divided by 2?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   1/4 ÷ 2/1 = 1/4 × 1/2
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (1 × 1)/(4 × 2) = 1/8

Check: 1/8 × 2 = 1/4 ✓

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