44 as an equivalent fraction in fourths

Pls! does anybody know a shortcut for answering these types of questions in the future?

The dolphins at the webster are fed 1/2 of a bucket of fish each day the sea otters are fed 1/2 as much fish as the dolphins how many buckets of fish are the sea fed each day? simplify you answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Find the area of an equilateral triangle with a side of 6 inches