Solve 5/6*2/5=6/40

$$\frac { 5 } { 6 } \times \frac { 2 } { 5 } = \frac { 6 } { 40 }$$

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Solution Steps

Multiply \frac{5}{6} times \frac{2}{5} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{5\times 2}{6\times 5}=\frac{6}{40}$$

Cancel out 5 in both numerator and denominator.

$$\frac{2}{6}=\frac{6}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{3}=\frac{6}{40}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{40} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{1}{3}=\frac{3}{20}$$

Least common multiple of 3 and 20 is 60. Convert \frac{1}{3} and \frac{3}{20} to fractions with denominator 60.

$$\frac{20}{60}=\frac{9}{60}$$

Compare \frac{20}{60} and \frac{9}{60}.

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