Evaluate 5*10/4

$5 \cdot \frac{10}{4}$

Cancel the common factor of $10$ and $4$ .

Factor $2$ out of $10$ .

$5 \cdot \frac{2 (5)}{4}$

Cancel the common factors.

Factor $2$ out of $4$ .

$5 \cdot \frac{2 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 2}$

Cancel the common factor.

$5 \cdot \frac{2 \cdot 5}{2 \cdot 2}$

Rewrite the expression.

$5 \cdot \frac{5}{2}$

$5 \cdot \frac{5}{2}$

$5 \cdot \frac{5}{2}$

Multiply $5 (\frac{5}{2})$ .

Combine $5$ and $\frac{5}{2}$ .

$\frac{5 \cdot 5}{2}$

Multiply $5$ by $5$ .

$\frac{25}{2}$

$\frac{25}{2}$

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{25}{2}$

Decimal Form:

$12.5$

Mixed Number Form:

$12 \frac{1}{2}$

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