Answer :
The answer is 2 1/2. Because you need to cross cancel then you take the "freeway", and you get 5/2 and simplified is 2 1/2.And since half equals .5 it would be 2.5 just in case you also needed decimal.
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5/8 x 4/1
multiply numerators 5 x 4=20
multiply denominators 8 x 1=8
20/8= 5/2 or 2 1/2
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