Basic Math Examples

\frac{1}{8} \div 5

$\frac{1}{8} \div 5$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

\frac{\frac{1}{8}}{5}

$\frac{\frac{1}{8}}{5}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

\frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{5}

$\frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{5}$

Step 3

Multiply

\frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{5}

$\frac{1}{8} \cdot \frac{1}{5}$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

\frac{1}{8}

$\frac{1}{8}$ by

\frac{1}{5}

$\frac{1}{5}$ .

\frac{1}{8 \cdot 5}

$\frac{1}{8 \cdot 5}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

8

$8$ by

5

$5$ .

\frac{1}{40}

$\frac{1}{40}$

\frac{1}{40}

$\frac{1}{40}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{1}{40}

$\frac{1}{40}$

Decimal Form:

0.025

$0.025$