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jacksonadams: 1 year ago

What is five eighths of 50

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MungBean123: 1 year ago

(Five eighths) of 50 = 31.25. To get this you just multiply 5/8 by 50. You can learn more by reading on multiplying fractions. Visit the site http://www.wikihow.com/Divide-Fractions-by-a-Whole-Number to get more details.

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Spaajir: 1 year ago

Multiply 5 times 50 and divide by 8. 31.25 is correct.

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katandmah: 1 year ago via iPhone

5/8 of 50 is 50 divided by 5/8 so to divide a fraction you multiply by the reciprocal:
50/1 X 8/5. 50 divided by 5 is 10. 50 reduces to 10 and 5 reduces to 1.
10/1 X 8/1 = 80/1 or 80.

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