What is 8/10 multiplied by 10/5?

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

How to multiply 8/10 by 10/5?

8 10 × 10 5 = 8 × 10 10 × 5 = 80 50 = 8 5
  1. Multiply both numerators together: 8 × 10 = 80
  2. Multiply both denominators together: 10 × 5 = 50
  3. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/50
  4. Simplify the fraction (80/50) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (10):
    • 80/10 = 8
    • 50/10 = 5
  5. This gives: 8/5.

The result of multiplying 8/10 with 10/5 is : 8/5 (or 1.6 in its decimal form)