What is 6/8 multiplied by 7?

Looking for the result of 6/8 × 7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 6/8 by 7?

6 8 × 7 1 = 6 × 7 8 × 1 = 42 8 = 21 4
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 6 × 7 = 42
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 1 = 8
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/8
  4. Simplify the fraction (42/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
    • 42/2 = 21
    • 8/2 = 4
  5. This gives: 21/4.

The result of multiplying 6/8 with 7/1 is : 21/4 (or 5.25 in its decimal form)