Reduce Ratio 72:3

Here we will reduce the ratio 72:3 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 72 and 3 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 3 can be divided by. Then we divide both 72 and 3 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 72 and 3 can be divided by is 3. When we divide both numbers by 3, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

24:1

To summarize, the ratio 72:3 reduced as much as possible is 24:1. You could also say that the ratio 72:3 equals 24:1.

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