What is 1/5 multiplied by 5/4?

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

How to multiply 1/5 by 5/4?

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

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 5/4 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)