What is 7/8 multiplied by 8/6?

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

How to multiply 7/8 by 8/6?

7 8 × 8 6 = 7 × 8 8 × 6 = 56 48 = 7 6
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 7 × 8 = 56
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 8 × 6 = 48
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/48
  4. Simplify the fraction (56/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
    • 56/8 = 7
    • 48/8 = 6
  5. This gives: 7/6.

The result of multiplying 7/8 with 8/6 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)