Reduce Ratio 3:48

Here we will reduce the ratio 3:48 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 3 and 48 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 48 can be divided by. Then we divide both 3 and 48 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 3 and 48 can be divided by is 3. When we divide both numbers by 3, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

1:16

To summarize, the ratio 3:48 reduced as much as possible is 1:16. You could also say that the ratio 3:48 equals 1:16.

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