Reduce Ratio 45:5

Here we will reduce the ratio 45:5 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 45 and 5 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 45 and 5 can be divided by. Then we divide both 45 and 5 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 45 and 5 can be divided by is 5. When we divide both numbers by 5, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

9:1

To summarize, the ratio 45:5 reduced as much as possible is 9:1. You could also say that the ratio 45:5 equals 9:1.

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