What is 1/5 multiplied by 5?

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

How to multiply 1/5 by 5?

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

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 5/1 is : 1