Is two eighths in simplest form?

Answer 1

No. :)

Two eighths can be simplified one more time to make one fourth

because in simplifying your trying to find the smallest version of something. that something, in this case, is "two eighths" and the smallest version, in this case, is "one fourth".

A way to get that smallest version is by dividing the "two eighths" by two until it cannot be divided anymore without ending up with either a decimal or a fraction. You want those whole numbers. If you were to divide one fourth by two, you would end up with 0.5 over two. And 0.5 is obviously not a whole number

Thus, one-fourth, (or one quarter) is the simplest form of two eighths

Hope it helped.