First, the dot stands for the "product". You have to multiply.
5/8* 2/7
= [5/ (2*4)]* (2/7)
= 5/4* 1/7 (because 2 and 2 cancel out)
= (5*1)/ (4*7)
= 5/28
The final answer is 5/28~
<em>t would be 8 if you are multiplying .</em>
4.3125 is the answer to that equation
