Answer:
The result is
[tex] \frac{5}{2} [/tex]
Or
2.5
Step-by-step explanation:
We want to simplify
[tex] \frac{5}{8} \times 4[/tex]
We know that 4 goes into 8 twice.
This implies that:
[tex] \frac{5}{8} \times 4 = \frac{5}{2} [/tex]
We can convert the result into decimals as follows:
[tex] \frac{5}{2} = \frac{25}{10} = 2.5[/tex]