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Recall that, to compute the product of two fractions, we use the following rule:


(a)/(b)*(c)/(d)=(a* c)/(b* d)\text{.}

Therefore,


(1)/(6)*(2)/(5)=(1*2)/(6*5)\text{.}

Simplifying the above result, we get:


(1)/(6)*(2)/(5)=(2)/(30)=(1)/(15)\text{.}

Answer:


(1)/(15)\text{.}

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