Reduce Ratio 51:85

Here we will reduce the ratio 51:85 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 51 and 85 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 51 and 85 can be divided by. Then we divide both 51 and 85 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 51 and 85 can be divided by is 17. When we divide both numbers by 17, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

3:5

To summarize, the ratio 51:85 reduced as much as possible is 3:5. You could also say that the ratio 51:85 equals 3:5.

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