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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.
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if one number is odd 2 cannot be a common factor
You look for a common factor between the two numbers; then you divide both numbers by this factor.
A ratio is something we use to describe the proportion between a set of numbers.Example Question:What is the ratio between the numbers 2, 10 and 24You would first write it down as...2:10:24You would then find the greatest common factor (in this case, it is 2) and divide all the numbers by that common factor to get the ratio to it's simplest form...2 / 2 = 110 / 2 = 524 / 2 = 121:5:12
The ratio is simply 24/15. That fraction (or ratio) can be simplified by dividing both numbers by their highest common 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.
Suggestion: Find a common factor between the two numbers. Then divide both numbers between this common factor.
All non-zero integers have at least one common factor, so if your ratio is made up of them, that's why.
A ratio always has a common factor, even if it's only 1.