Solve 4/12*10/12=4/1

$$\frac { 4 } { 12 } \times \frac { 10 } { 12 } = \frac { 4 } { 1 }$$

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Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{10}{12}=\frac{4}{1}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{12} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{5}{6}=\frac{4}{1}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{3} times \frac{5}{6} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 5}{3\times 6}=\frac{4}{1}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 5}{3\times 6}.

$$\frac{5}{18}=\frac{4}{1}$$

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{5}{18}=4$$

Convert 4 to fraction \frac{72}{18}.

$$\frac{5}{18}=\frac{72}{18}$$

Compare \frac{5}{18} and \frac{72}{18}.

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