What is 1/8 multiplied by 2/7?

Looking for the result of 1/8 × 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 1/8 by 2/7?

1 8 × 2 7 = 1 × 2 8 × 7 = 2 56 = 1 28
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 1 × 2 = 2
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 2/56
  4. Simplify the fraction (2/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 2/2 = 1
    • 56/2 = 28
  5. This gives: 1/28.

The result of multiplying 1/8 with 2/7 is : 1/28 (or 0.035714285714286 in its decimal form)