What is 1/5 multiplied by 10/5?

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

How to multiply 1/5 by 10/5?

1 5 × 10 5 = 1 × 10 5 × 5 = 10 25 = 2 5
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 10 = 10
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 5 × 5 = 25
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/25
  4. Simplify the fraction (10/25) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 10/5 = 2
    • 25/5 = 5
  5. This gives: 2/5.

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 10/5 is : 2/5 (or 0.4 in its decimal form)