Simplify the Fraction 6/24 to Get a Denominator of 8

Question

Simplify the following fraction to the denominator 8:

624 \frac{6}{24}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator 8
00:03 Divide the fraction by the appropriate factor
00:07 Make sure to divide both numerator and denominator
00:10 Calculate the quotients
00:13 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 24, gives us a result of 8:

6:324:3=28 \frac{6:3}{24:3}=\frac{2}{8}

Answer

28 \frac{2}{8}