What is 1/5 multiplied by 5/5?

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

How to multiply 1/5 by 5/5?

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

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 5/5 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)