Reduce Ratio 72:14

Here we will reduce the ratio 72:14 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 72 and 14 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 72 and 14 can be divided by. Then we divide both 72 and 14 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 72 and 14 can be divided by is 2. When we divide both numbers by 2, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

36:7

To summarize, the ratio 72:14 reduced as much as possible is 36:7. You could also say that the ratio 72:14 equals 36:7.

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