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A ratio always has a common factor, even if it's only 1.
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How do you reduce a ratio in lowers term?
Find a common factor of the number in the ratio. If the common factor is 1, then the ratio cannot be reduced. Otherwise, divide both numbers of the ratio by the common factor. It will have been reduced.
What is a fraction or a ratio by dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor?
It is a simplified fraction or ratio.
When the terms of a ratio are divided by their greatest common factor the resulting ratio is in?
its simplest form.
Why do the fours in the numerator and denominator cancel out?
They are a common factor and any common factor in the numerator and denominator of a ratio can be cancelled out.
Will two numbers in a ratio always have a common factor?
Yes.
Is a fraction or a ratio by dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor?
Dividing the numerator and denominator by a common factor is how you simplify a fraction.
What means to divide the numerator and the denominator of the ratio by the same factor?
To divide the numerator and the denominator of a ratio by the same factor means to simplify or reduce the ratio. This is done by dividing both numbers in the ratio by their greatest common factor, which results in an equivalent ratio.
Would any 2 numbers in a ratio have a common factor?
Yes.
Do the first two numbers in a ratio always have a common factor?
Yes.
Is it true that two numbers in a ratio will always have a common factor?
Yes.
How do you simplify the ratio 21.15?
Divide both sides of the ratio by any common factor until the only common factor is 3; this can be done in one step by dividing both sides by the highest common factor of the sides. For 21:15 the highest common factor is 3, so divide both sides by 3. Thus: It would simplify to 7:5
Are two numbers in a ratio always have a common factor?
if one number is odd 2 cannot be a common factor
