When you divide a fraction by a fraction, you're really just multiplying by a reciprocal. A reciprocal is the fraction flipped around. So, 1/8 <span>÷ 1/4 is the same thing as 1/8 x 4/1 Now, you just multiply. 1 times 4 is 4. 8 times 1 is 8. 1/8 x 4/1=4/8 4/8 simplified is 1/2 So that is how 1/8</span><span>÷1/4=1/2</span>