What is 1/8 multiplied by 2?

Looking for the result of 1/8 × 2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/8 by 2?

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

The result of multiplying 1/8 with 2/1 is : 1/4 (or 0.25 in its decimal form)