What is 1/4 divided by 3?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   3 = 3/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   1/4 ÷ 3/1 = 1/4 × 1/3
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (1 × 1)/(4 × 3) = 1/12

Check: 1/12 × 3 = 1/4 ✓

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