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