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Yes you can reduce a ratio. Here's an example: If you have a pole that is 14 feet tall and a man who is 6 feet tall then the ratio of the height of the man to the pole is 6:14. You can reduce 6:14 because 2 can go into both, so it is reduced to 3:7.
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How do you reduce 2 4 as a ratio?
A ratio of 2:4 is the same as a ratio of 1:2
Central Middle School has 2470 students and the ratio of students to teachers is 26 to1 How many new teachers are needed to reduce this ratio to 19 to 1?
35 new teachers. An increase from 95 teachers to 130 teachers would reduce the ratio to 19:1.
48 students 18 are girls and 30 are boys what is the ratio?
the ratio is 3:5 what you do is make a fraction out of it (18/30) and then reduce and put a colon in it
Why is division used to compare two numbers in a ratio?
Division is used to simplify the ratio (reduce it, put it into simplest terms). This gives you a direct (and usually small) perspective of the ratio, so can visualize it easier and understand it better.
What is the ratio 1250 abd 2825?
1250 / 2825 reduce to 250 / 565 = 50 / 113 or 50:113
How do you reduce the ratio 707 to 999?
It doesn't reduce.
How do you reduce 2 4 as a ratio?
A ratio of 2:4 is the same as a ratio of 1:2
How reduce the ratio?
2 feet:12 yards
Reduce the ratio 24 to 30?
Divide by 6...
What is a ratio used to enlarge or reduce smilalr figures?
dialation
What is a ratio used to enlarge or reduce similar figures?
Scale Model
Reduce this ratio to the lowest term 145218?
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Central Middle School has 2470 students and the ratio of students to teachers is 26 to1 How many new teachers are needed to reduce this ratio to 19 to 1?
35 new teachers. An increase from 95 teachers to 130 teachers would reduce the ratio to 19:1.
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 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.
What is the ratio of 63 miles to 12 miles?
63/12 reduce to 21/4
48 students 18 are girls and 30 are boys what is the ratio?
the ratio is 3:5 what you do is make a fraction out of it (18/30) and then reduce and put a colon in it
