Reduce Ratio 3:16

Here we will reduce the ratio 3:16 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 3 and 16 as low as they can be while still keeping the same ratio between the two numbers.

To do this we find the largest number that both 3 and 16 can be divided by. Then we divide both 3 and 16 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 3 and 16 can be divided by is 1. When we divide both numbers by 1, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

3:16

To summarize, the ratio 3:16 reduced as much as possible is 3:16. You could also say that the ratio 3:16 equals 3:16.

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