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What is 2x1/5
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What is 2x1/5 PLEASE HELP ASAP-example-1
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Answer:

2/5

Explanation:

2 can also be written in fraction form as 2/1

So, you have 2/1 times 1/5. So, you multiply numerators and you multiply denominators.

Numerators: 2 times 1 =2

Denominators: 1 times 5 =5

So, you have 2/5

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2/10, it can be simplified back to 1/5
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