Simplify 1/4+1/2*1/3

$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$

Multiply

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$ .

Multiply

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

$\frac{1}{3}$ .

$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}$

Multiply

$2$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{6}$

To write

$\frac{1}{4}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{6}$

To write

$\frac{1}{6}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{1}{4} \cdot \frac{3}{3} + \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$12$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

Multiply

$\frac{1}{4}$ by

$\frac{3}{3}$ .

$\frac{3}{4 \cdot 3} + \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Multiply

$4$ by

$3$ .

$\frac{3}{12} + \frac{1}{6} \cdot \frac{2}{2}$

Multiply

$\frac{1}{6}$ by

$\frac{2}{2}$ .

$\frac{3}{12} + \frac{2}{6 \cdot 2}$

Multiply

$6$ by

$2$ .

$\frac{3}{12} + \frac{2}{12}$

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 + 2}{12}$

Add

$3$ and

$2$ .

$\frac{5}{12}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{5}{12}$

Decimal Form:

$0.41\overline{6}$

Simplify 1/4+1/2*1/3

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