What is 7/8 multiplied by 8/5?

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

How to multiply 7/8 by 8/5?

7 8 × 8 5 = 7 × 8 8 × 5 = 56 40 = 7 5
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 7 × 8 = 56
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 5 = 40
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/40
  4. Simplify the fraction (56/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 56/8 = 7
    • 40/8 = 5
  5. This gives: 7/5.

The result of multiplying 7/8 with 8/5 is : 7/5 (or 1.4 in its decimal form)