What is 2 1/4 of 1/4?? i came out with 5/12?? am i right??
2006-12-14 14:52:15 · 7 answers · asked by panseyparkinson2266 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
What weird about your question is that you usually use the term "of" when you are taking a portion or percentage of something else. You might say "What is 1/4 of 5?" or What is half of one-quarter". You would not say "of" when you're adding to something. "What is 3 of 4?" is never said.
So when you say "what is 2.25 of 0.25", it doesn't really make sense. If you said "what is 1/4 or 1/4?" then you would simply multiple out 0.25*0.25 to get 1/16.
So using the same logic the other posters are right and you'd get 9/4*1/4 = 9/16, which is a little over one half, or actually 1/16 over one half. Which makes sense: 2*(1/4) is one half, plus another 1/4*1/4 which is 1/16, so you get 1/2 + 1/16, which is 9/16.
It's just worded poorly, that's all.
2006-12-14 15:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1/4 is like 1. So, 1/8 is like 2. 1/4 of 1/4 is ; 1/16.
So, 1/8(2) + 1/16 = 2/16 + 1/16 = 3/16.
2006-12-15 00:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by sandwreckoner 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. 2&1/4 = 9/4 and multiplying by 1/4 yields 9/16
2006-12-14 22:54:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change 2 to 4s = 8/4 add 1/4 = 9/4
of, means times so multiply 9/4 by 1/4
mulitply the numerator =9
multiply the bottom number( denominator) = 16
ans 9/16
2006-12-14 23:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by lee1209 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 1/4 is 9/4 so 9/4 div by 1/4 is 36/4, no?
2006-12-14 22:55:52 · answer #5 · answered by qwazer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean 2.25 * 0.25, then
2 1/4 = 9/4
9/4 * 1/4 = 9/16
2006-12-14 22:55:23 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i got 9/16
2006-12-14 23:11:34 · answer #7 · answered by luke_93_hockey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋