Simplify 8/16 to an Equivalent Fraction with Denominator 8

Question

Simplify the fraction below to the denominator 8:

816 \frac{8}{16}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator of 8
00:03 Divide the fraction by the appropriate factor
00:06 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:09 Calculate the quotients
00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's look at the denominator of the fraction. We'll try to find a number that, when divided by 16, gives us a result of 8:

8:216:2=48 \frac{8:2}{16:2}=\frac{4}{8}

Answer

48 \frac{4}{8}