What is 1/5 multiplied by 5/7?

Looking for the result of 1/5 × 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/5 by 5/7?

1 5 × 5 7 = 1 × 5 5 × 7 = 5 35 = 1 7
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 5 = 5
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 5 × 7 = 35
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/35
  4. Simplify the fraction (5/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 35/5 = 7
  5. This gives: 1/7.

The result of multiplying 1/5 with 5/7 is : 1/7 (or 0.14285714285714 in its decimal form)