Solve 2/20*1/5=2/100

$$\frac { 2 } { 20 } \cdot \frac { 1 } { 5 } = \frac { 2 } { 100 }$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{20} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{10}\times \frac{1}{5}=\frac{2}{100}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{10} times \frac{1}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 1}{10\times 5}=\frac{2}{100}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 1}{10\times 5}.

$$\frac{1}{50}=\frac{2}{100}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{50}=\frac{1}{50}$$

Compare \frac{1}{50} and \frac{1}{50}.

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