What is 1/7 multiplied by 7/8?

Looking for the result of 1/7 × 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/7 by 7/8?

1 7 × 7 8 = 1 × 7 7 × 8 = 7 56 = 1 8
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 7 = 7
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 7 × 8 = 56
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 7/56
  4. Simplify the fraction (7/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 7/7 = 1
    • 56/7 = 8
  5. This gives: 1/8.

The result of multiplying 1/7 with 7/8 is : 1/8 (or 0.125 in its decimal form)