What is 1/5 multiplied by 5/10?

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

How to multiply 1/5 by 5/10?

1 5 × 5 10 = 1 × 5 5 × 10 = 5 50 = 1 10
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 5 = 5
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 5 × 10 = 50
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/50
  4. Simplify the fraction (5/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 50/5 = 10
  5. This gives: 1/10.

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 5/10 is : 1/10 (or 0.1 in its decimal form)