What is 1/5 multiplied by 10/4?

Looking for the result of 1/5 × 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/5 by 10/4?

1 5 × 10 4 = 1 × 10 5 × 4 = 10 20 = 1 2
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 5 × 4 = 20
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/20
  4. Simplify the fraction (10/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 10/10 = 1
    • 20/10 = 2
  5. This gives: 1/2.

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 10/4 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)