Reduce Ratio 48:8

Here we will reduce the ratio 48:8 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 48 and 8 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 48 and 8 can be divided by. Then we divide both 48 and 8 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 48 and 8 can be divided by is 8. When we divide both numbers by 8, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

6:1

To summarize, the ratio 48:8 reduced as much as possible is 6:1. You could also say that the ratio 48:8 equals 6:1.

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