Basic Math Examples

\frac{1}{5} \div 4

$\frac{1}{5} \div 4$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

\frac{\frac{1}{5}}{4}

$\frac{\frac{1}{5}}{4}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

\frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4}

$\frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4}$

Step 3

Multiply

\frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4}

$\frac{1}{5} \cdot \frac{1}{4}$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

\frac{1}{5}

$\frac{1}{5}$ by

\frac{1}{4}

$\frac{1}{4}$ .

\frac{1}{5 \cdot 4}

$\frac{1}{5 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

5

$5$ by

4

$4$ .

\frac{1}{20}

$\frac{1}{20}$

\frac{1}{20}

$\frac{1}{20}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{1}{20}

$\frac{1}{20}$

Decimal Form:

0.05

$0.05$