What is 2/4 multiplied by 4/10?

Looking for the result of 2/4 × 4/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 2/4 by 4/10?

2 4 × 4 10 = 2 × 4 4 × 10 = 8 40 = 1 5
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 2 × 4 = 8
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 4 × 10 = 40
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 8/40
  4. Simplify the fraction (8/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 8/8 = 1
    • 40/8 = 5
  5. This gives: 1/5.

The result of multiplying 2/4 with 4/10 is : 1/5 (or 0.2 in its decimal form)