Question

$\frac{16}{20}\times \frac{25}{10}=$

Answer 1

Step-1: Multiply the numerators and denominators of the fraction.
$\frac{16}{20}\times \frac{25}{10}=\frac{16\times 25}{20\times 10}$

Step-2: Factorize the numerator & denominator of the resulting fraction
$\frac{16\times 25}{20\times 10}=\frac{4\times 4\times 5\times 5}{4\times 5\times 2\times 5}$

Identify the common factors on the top and bottom. Cancel the common factors to get the lowest form of a fraction.
$\frac{4\times 4\times 5\times 5}{4\times 5\times 2\times 5}=\frac{4}{2}=2$