What is 1/3 multiplied by 5/10?

Looking for the result of 1/3 × 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/3 by 5/10?

1 3 × 5 10 = 1 × 5 3 × 10 = 5 30 = 1 6
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 5 = 5
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 3 × 10 = 30
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/30
  4. Simplify the fraction (5/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 30/5 = 6
  5. This gives: 1/6.

The result of multiplying 1/3 with 5/10 is : 1/6 (or 0.16666666666667 in its decimal form)