Solve 1/2|3/4

$$\frac { 1 } { 2 } | \frac { 3 } { 4 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{3}{8}=0.375$$

Solution Steps

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of \frac{3}{4} is \frac{3}{4}.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{3}{4}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{3}{4} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 3}{2\times 4}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 3}{2\times 4}.

$$\frac{3}{8}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3}{2 ^ {3}} = 0.375$$