Solve the fraction multiplication: 5/4 × 20/16

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ScanSolve AI Tutor · Accepted Answer

Here's the solution for the fraction multiplication problem.

\frac{5}{4} \times \frac{20}{16}

Simplify by cross-cancellation.
- We can simplify 20 (numerator of the second fraction) and 4 (denominator of the first fraction) by dividing both by their common factor, 4.
$20 \div 4 = 5$ $4 \div 4 = 1$
The expression now becomes:
$\frac{5}{1} \times \frac{5}{16}$
Multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
$\frac{5 \times 5}{1 \times 16} = \frac{25}{16}$
The fraction $\frac{25}{16}$ is an improper fraction and is already in its simplest form, as 25 and 16 share no common factors other than 1.
The result is $\frac{25}{16}$ .

Solve the fraction multiplication: 5/4 * 20/16