Question

What is the greatest common factor you can use to divide the numerator and the denominator of the fraction 8/24

Answer 1

Factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, 8
Factors of 24 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24

The greatest common factor, the highest factor that both have in common, is 8.

To use the greatest common factor to divide the numerator and denominator, divide the numerator and denominator each separately by 8.

`(8)/(24)= (8/8)/(24/8) = (1)/(3)`

Answer 2

4. 4 times 2 is 8 and 4 times 6 is 24