Solution - Simplification or other simple results

Step  1  :

 1.1     8 = 23

(8)¹ = (2³)¹ = 2³

Equation at the end of step  1  :

Step  2  :

            23
 Simplify   ——
            8 

Canceling Out :

 2.1      Canceling out  2³ as it appears on both sides of the fraction line

Final result :

  1