Question

How do you simplify `4/8`?

Answer 1

`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

`1/2`

Explanation:

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`