Answer:
5/16
Explanation:
If you don't know how to simplify before multiplying just multiply the numerators and denominators separately before simplifying.
1 x 3 x 5 / 2 x 4 x 6 = 15 / 48
The GCF of 15 and 48 is 3
So, it can be simplified to 5/16
or
1 x 3 x 5 / 2 x 4 x 6
When you have the equation at the top, you can see that the top and bottom can be divided by 3 since 3 and 6 share a GCF of 3.
You can cancel out the 3 at the top as 1, and the 6 will turn into 2 after being divided by 3.
1 x 1 x 5 / 2 x 4 x 2 = 5/16
it will give you the same answer