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Fraction multiplication 5/8 times 2/9 equals 10/72 how to simplify

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So,

We're going to multiply:


(5)/(8)\cdot(2)/(9)

Multiplying numerators and denominators together, we obtain:


(10)/(72)

Now, to simplify, what we're going to do is to reduce the fraction dividing by a common number. Let's begin dividing by 2:


(10)/(72)=(5)/(36)

As you can see, we can't divide by a common number more times, so, the simplified fraction is 5/36.

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