Solve 2/3*5/8=5/12

$$\frac { 2 } { 3 } \times \frac { 5 } { 8 } = \frac { 5 } { 12 }$$

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Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{2}{3} times \frac{5}{8} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{2\times 5}{3\times 8}=\frac{5}{12}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{2\times 5}{3\times 8}.

$$\frac{10}{24}=\frac{5}{12}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{24} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{12}=\frac{5}{12}$$

Compare \frac{5}{12} and \frac{5}{12}.

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