Simplify the Expression: 34a/(8a·4b) Step-by-Step Solution

Let's first write the exercise as a fraction:

$\frac{34a}{8a\times4b}=$

We'll reduce between the a in both the numerator and the denominator of the fraction:

$\frac{34}{8\times4b}=$

Let's proceed to write the 34 in the numerator of the fraction as a smaller multiplication exercise:

$\frac{17\times2}{8\times4b}=$

Let's write the 4 in the denominator of the fraction as a smaller multiplication exercise:

$\frac{17\times2}{8\times2\times2b}=$

We'll reduce between the 2 in the numerator and denominator of the fraction:

$\frac{17}{8\times2b}=\frac{17}{16b}$