If given a problem such as 2x divided by 4y can you divide the 2 and 4 regardless of the x or y?

Here it is the case when you divide two monomials such that 2x ÷ 4y.

First you can divide the coefficients, then multiply by the division of the variables. So,

2x ÷ 4y

= (2/4) x (x/y)

= 1/2 x (x/y)

= x/2y