Reduce Ratio 4:2

Here we will reduce the ratio 4:2 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 4 and 2 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 4 and 2 can be divided by. Then we divide both 4 and 2 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 4 and 2 can be divided by is 2. When we divide both numbers by 2, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

2:1

To summarize, the ratio 4:2 reduced as much as possible is 2:1. You could also say that the ratio 4:2 equals 2:1.

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