The correct answer to this question would be answer choice B.
To convert the decimal 0.56 to a fraction, first set it to a fraction over 100 which would be 56/100.
Then, because the question asks for the fraction to be in simplest form, look for the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator or 56 and 100.
To find it, list out all of their factors:
56: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8 , 14, 28, 56
100: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10,20,25,50,100
Notice that out of all the factors listed, the greatest common factor listed is 4. Because of this, divide both the numerator and denominator by 4 to simplify your fraction to your answer: 14/25
about the second one... well, is a "fait accompli" that using the pythagorean theorem, if x = 8 and y = 5, the hypotenuse must be √(8² + 5²) = √(89), which is neither of those choices.
5, 8, 13 are no dice, namely 5² + 8² ≠ 13
25, 64, 17 is are no dice too, because 25² + 17² ≠ 64²
however, 5,12 and 13 are indeed a pythagorean triple
also is 39, 80, 89.
when looking for a pythagorean triple, recall that c² = a² + b².
so the longest leg is the sum of the square of the small ones.
so what you'd do is, check the small legs, square them, add them up, if they're indeed a pythagorean triple, they "must" add up to the longest leg.
Factor 36x^3 = (2)(2)(3)(3)(x)(x)(x)
Factor 8x = (2)(2)(2)(x)
Take what they have in common which is (2)(2)(x) and multiply and it will be 4x.