Step by step
- Multiply the tops, then the bottoms(1 × 2)/(5 × 5) = 2/25
Check: 2/25 ÷ 2/5 = 1/5 ✓
Check: 2/25 ÷ 2/5 = 1/5 ✓
Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.
1/5 times 2/5 is 2/25. As a decimal it's 0.08.
Turn any mixed or whole numbers into fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, then simplify. The steps above show each line.