Reduce Ratio 85:17

Here we will reduce the ratio 85:17 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 85 and 17 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 85 and 17 can be divided by. Then we divide both 85 and 17 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

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

5:1

To summarize, the ratio 85:17 reduced as much as possible is 5:1. You could also say that the ratio 85:17 equals 5:1.

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