Reduce Ratio 98:42

Here we will reduce the ratio 98:42 as much as possible. In other words, we will make the numbers 98 and 42 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 98 and 42 can be divided by. Then we divide both 98 and 42 by that number to get the new reduced ratio.

The largest number 98 and 42 can be divided by is 14. When we divide both numbers by 14, we get the new reduced ratio as follows:

7:3

To summarize, the ratio 98:42 reduced as much as possible is 7:3. You could also say that the ratio 98:42 equals 7:3.

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