1/2 x 2/5 = 1/5.
1/2 times 2/5 is equal to 1/5 in fraction and 0.2 in decimal form.
The below solved example with step by step work shows how to find what is 2/5 times 1/2 or 1/2 times 2/5 as a fraction.
Solved Example:
What is 1/2 times 2/5 in fraction form?
step 1 Address the input parameters, values and observe what to be found:
Input parameters and values:
A = 1/2
B = 2/5
What to be found:
1/2 x 2/5 = ?
step 2 Arrange the fractions in the product expression form as like the below:
= 1/2 x 2/5
= (1 x 2)/(2 x 5)
step 3 Check the numerator and denominator and cancel if anything cancelled each other:
= (1 x 2)/(2 x 5)
= 1/5
1/2 x 2/5= 1/5
Hence,
1/2 times 2/5 as a fraction equals to 1/5