Solve 5*4/8*4/25

$$\frac { 5 \times 4 } { 8 } \times \frac { 4 } { 25 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{2}{5}=0.4$$

Solution Steps

Multiply 5 and 4 to get 20.

$$\frac{20}{8}\times \frac{4}{25}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{5}{2}\times \frac{4}{25}$$

Multiply \frac{5}{2} times \frac{4}{25} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 4}{2\times 25}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{5\times 4}{2\times 25}.

$$\frac{20}{50}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{20}{50} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 10.

$$\frac{2}{5}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2}{5} = 0.4$$