Question

Is 6/8 in simplest form

Answer 1

No it can be simplified to 3/4 if divided both by 2

Answer 2

6/8 in simplest form:

First, we need to find the GCF of the numerator (6) and the denominator (8). Doing so, it will help us divide the number to get the correct answer. Let's start out by listing the factors of both of the numbers.

Factors of 6: 1, 2, 3, 6
Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8

Now that we have the factors listed for both the numerator and the denominator, which number appears in both of the listed factors? The common numbers are 1 and 2, and 2 is the greatest common factor (GCF) since it is the biggest number out of 1 and 2.

Second, now we can divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF (2) that we just found. It will help us find the new numerator and denominator for the simplified fraction.
$6 \div 2 = 3 \\ 8 \div 2 = 4$

Third, our last step is putting together our new simplified fraction. To do this, simply take the numbers we got from dividing above and put them as the new numerator and denominator. You should get: $\frac{3}{4}$

Answer in fraction form: $\fbox {3/4}$
Answer in decimal form: $\fbox {0.75}$