Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
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Chapter 9 - Cumulative Review - Page 695: 20

Answer

$\frac{1}{5}$

Work Step by Step

The first fraction we would write is just $\frac{8}{40}$. Then, keep reducing until you can't anymore to get the simplest form. $8$ $\div$ $8$ $=$ $1$ $40$ $\div$ $8$ $=$ $5$ $\frac{1}{5}$ is your answer.
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