If you have 4 1/4s than it would equal one. This is because you would put 4 over 1 (like so 4/1) and that would equal four. If you are asking for the decimal conversion of 4 1/4 it would be 4.25. Think of 1/4 as a quarter of a dollar. 1 is worth .25 add 4 together and get 1.