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Reduce 8/16 to lowest terms

The simplest form of 8/16 is 1/2.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 8 and 16 is 8
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    8 ÷ 8/16 ÷ 8
  3. Reduced fraction: 1/2
    Therefore, 8/16 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2.

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