1/4 x 4p Four (4) is equal to (=) 4/1, because 4 divided by 1 is still just 4. =1/4 x 4/1p The 1/4 and the 4/1 cancel each other out because we multiply the numerators and denominators to just get 4/4 which can be simplified to the number 1. =1 x p = p