This is a division problem; just divide by four. Sometimes it is easier to divide something in half, and then divide it in half again. One quarter of 40 is 10.
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One quarter "of" something is, mathematically, one quarter "times" something - so you simply multiply 1/4 x 40.
One quarter of something is 1/4th of the total, or 25 percent. For currency, a quarter is worth 1/4th of a dollar (25 cents).
One quarter of 200 is 50. One quarter is one fourth. It is also 25 cents.
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One quarter of three eighths is three thirty-seconds. So, basically, you're taking a slice of a slice and ending up with a teeny-tiny piece. It's like trying to split a crumb into even smaller crumbs - not much to work with!