What is 8 over 40 in simplest form?
We have\(\frac{8}{40}\)To simplify it we can divide numerator and denumerator by the same number (the greatest possible is the best)\(\frac{8}{40}= \frac{8:8}{40:8} = \frac{1}{5}\) - its the simples form..
It is 1/5 because 8/40 divided by 5 is 1/5