What is 7/8 multiplied by 5/7?

Looking for the result of 7/8 × 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to multiply these two fractions together.

How to multiply 7/8 by 5/7?

7 8 × 5 7 = 7 × 5 8 × 7 = 35 56 = 5 8
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 7 × 5 = 35
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 7 = 56
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/56
  4. Simplify the fraction (35/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 35/7 = 5
    • 56/7 = 8
  5. This gives: 5/8.

The result of multiplying 7/8 with 5/7 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)