Simplify the Fraction 8/16 to a Denominator of 2: Step-by-Step

Question

Simplify the fraction below to the denominator 2:

$\frac{8}{16}$

00:00 Reduce the fraction to denominator 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

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 2:

$\frac{8:8}{16:8}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{2}$