Here we will show you step-by-step how to simplify 24/8 to the simplest form.
The key to solving this problem is to find the greatest common divisor of 24 and 8.
To find the greatest common divisor of 24 and 8, we list all of the factors of both numbers so we can compare the lists.
When we compared the factors of 24 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24) and 8 (1, 2, 4, 8) we found that 8 is the largest factor that they have in common.
Since 8 is the largest common factor of 24 and 8, 8 is also the greatest common divisor of 24 and 8.
Now, we divide both the numerator and denominator in 24/8 by the greatest common divisor as follows:
Numerator: 24/8 = 3
Denominator: 8/8 = 1
Then, we put the numerator and denominator that we are left with back together to get 3/1.
3/1 is an improper fraction, which means we have to simplify further.
3 divided by 1 is 3, so the answer is:
3
The answer here happened to be a whole number, so you also could have simply divided 24 by 8 to get the same answer.
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