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5 times 1/4 is equal to 1.25
There are two ways to think about this.
Keep adding a quarter 5 times
1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4
Multiply two fractions
5 as a fraction is 5/1 so...
5/1 x 1/4 = ?
Multiply the numerators (5 x 1 = 5)
Multiply the denominators (1 x 4 = 4)
So your numerator is 5 and your denominator is 4...
ANSWER is 5/4
5 x 1/4 = 1.25
because: 1/4 is the same as 0.25
5 x 0.25 = 1.25
or: 5 can be imagined as 5/1, therefore you do 5/1 x 1/4 = 5/4 = 1.25
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5 times a 1/4 is 5/4 or 1.25
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.1.25, or 5/4, expressed as either a decimal or a fraction. :)
To multiply a fraction by an integer (a whole number, 5 in this case), simply multiple the top number of the fraction - this gives you: 5 x 1 / 4, which equals 5/4 (5 quarters - 1/4, of course, is 1 quarter). You can then simplify this further to 4/4 and 1/4. 4/4 is of course, 1, so the answer is 1 and 1/4. Or, 1.25.
1/4 = 0.25 because 0.25 x 4 = 1. You can express this formulaically as follows:
1/4 - x = 0
1/4 = x (add x to both sides)
1 = 4x (multiply both sides by 4)
1 divided by 4, of course, will be less than 1 - let's make it easier by using y, where y = 100x.
100 = 4y
100/4 = y
100 divided by 4 is 25, so 25 = y. Remember that y = 100x, so:
25 = 100x.
Let's divide 25 by 100. We do this by moving the decimal point LEFT the the number of zeroes there are in 100.
So...
25.0 -> 2.5 (moved once) -> 0.25 (moved twice).
x = 0.25
There are many different ways to think about this - the best method is what you find easiest to visualise!
1) 1/4 is 0.25 ; 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.25 = 1.25
2) 5/1 x 1/4 = 5/4 5/4 = 1.25
5/4 or 1 and 1/4 or 1.25
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5 x 1/4 = 5/4
which can be 1 1/4 in fraction
or 1.25 in decimal.
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.First what you would need to do is make 5 a fraction. We do this simply by placing a 1 on the denominator, since 5 divided by 1 is just 5.
Now we have:
5/1 x 1/4
When multiplying fractions, all you need to do is multiply your numerators and multiply your denominators separately.
So for the numerator, you would do 5 x 1 = 5
And for the denominator, you would do 1 x 4 = 4.
Therefore, 5 x 1/4 = 5/4, aka five quarters.
Times means multiplication.so 5times of 1/4 implies 5*1/4=5/4
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5 x 1/4 = 1.25. This would be the answer in a decimal format. You can think about this question as 'what is 1/4 of 5' as the multiplication sign can be considered as replacing the word 'of' here. So, half of 5 is 2.5 and half of 2.5 is 1.25 (if you half something and then half it again, it is the same as taking a quarter - think about when you cut a cake)
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.5 times 1/4 =1.25
4 quarters of the pizza is 1 (whole) + 1 quarter = 1 1/4
Half of 5 = 2.5
Half of 2.5 = 1.25
If you half something and then half it again, it is the same as a quarter (think of our pizza)
5 times 1/4 =1.25
5 divided by 1/4 =0.25
0.25 x 5 =1.25
the answer to 5 x 1/4 =1.25 or 1 1/4
you divide 5 by 4 which is 1.25 and then multiply by 1
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