Answer
$\dfrac{9}{4}$
Work Step by Step
Cancelling the common factor between the numerator and the denominator, the given expression, $
\dfrac{18}{8}
$, simplifies to
\begin{array}{l}\require{cancel}
\dfrac{\cancel{2}\cdot9}{\cancel{2}\cdot4}
\\\\=
\dfrac{9}{4}
.\end{array}
