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