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

Simplify the fraction below to the denominator 2:

816 \frac{8}{16}

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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

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Understand the problem

Simplify the fraction below to the denominator 2:

816 \frac{8}{16}

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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 2:

8:816:8=12 \frac{8:8}{16:8}=\frac{1}{2}

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Final Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

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