A real-life application of this expression could be if a cake recipe calls for 1/4 cup of a certain ingredient, and you need to divide that amount by 1/4 to make a smaller batch of the same cake.
To simplify the expression, we can multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction:
1 ÷ 1/4 ÷ 1/4 = 1 × 4/1 × 4/1 = 16/1
Therefore, the simplified expression is 16/1 or just 16.
The expression
1
÷
1
4
1
÷
1
4
is given. Give a real-life application to explain this expression and then simplify it.
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