What is a quarter of 5/9?

Here we will show you how to calculate a quarter of 5/9. We will not only show you how to get the fraction or mixed fraction answer, but as a bonus we will also give you the decimal answer.

To get a quarter of anything, you simply divide it by 4. Therefore, a quarter of 5/9 is the same as 5/9 divided by 4, which means that this is the fraction math problem we are solving:

		5
		9

÷ 4

To divide a fraction by a whole number, you keep the numerator and multiply the denominator by the whole number like this:

		5
		9 × 4

		5
		36

That is all there is to it! Below is the answer to "a quarter of 5/9?" in its simplest form:

5/36

Four quarters make a whole. 5/36 plus 5/36 plus 5/36 plus 5/36 equals 5/9. Thus, we have confirmed that our answer of 5/36 to the question "What is a quarter of 5/9?" is correct.

As promised above, we also have the decimal answer. The decimal answer to "a quarter of 5/9?" is 0.13889.

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