What is 1/10 multiplied by 5/9?

Looking for the result of 1/10 × 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/10 by 5/9?

1 10 × 5 9 = 1 × 5 10 × 9 = 5 90 = 1 18
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 5 = 5
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 10 × 9 = 90
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/90
  4. Simplify the fraction (5/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 90/5 = 18
  5. This gives: 1/18.

The result of multiplying 1/10 with 5/9 is : 1/18 (or 0.055555555555556 in its decimal form)