What is 5/8 multiplied by 1/10?

Looking for the result of 5/8 × 1/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 5/8 by 1/10?

5 8 × 1 10 = 5 × 1 8 × 10 = 5 80 = 1 16
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 5 × 1 = 5
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 10 = 80
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 5/80
  4. Simplify the fraction (5/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
    • 5/5 = 1
    • 80/5 = 16
  5. This gives: 1/16.

The result of multiplying 5/8 with 1/10 is : 1/16 (or 0.0625 in its decimal form)