Answer
$\frac{1}{7}$
Work Step by Step
To simplify a fraction, we find the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) of the numerator and denominator. Then, we divide the numerator and denominator by that number.
The factors of 8 are {1, 2, 4, 8}, and the factors of 56 are {1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56}. The greatest common number in those sets is 8.
We divide the numerator and denominator of the fraction by 8 to get $\frac{8}{56}=\frac{1}{7}$
