Convert mixed number to fraction.
$$\dfrac{ 8 }{ 56 }$$ .Simplify $ \dfrac{ 8 }{ 56 } $ by dividing both 8 and 56 by their GCD, which is 8. GCD(8, 56) = 8.
$$ \frac{ 8 }{ 56 } = \frac{ 8 : \color{blue}{ 8 } }{ 56 : \color{blue}{ 8 } } = \frac{ 1 }{ 7 } $$