How do you simplify $4/8$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-26T01:43:52

$4/8 = (4 xx 1)/(4 xx 2) = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(4))) xx 1)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(4))) xx 2) = 1/2$

Answer 2 · 2018-03-26T01:44:49

$1/2$

4 is a factor of 8.

If 8 is divided by 4, you will get two.

Because 4 is above 8, the answer is $1/2$

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