Answer: 2:3
Explanation:
First list out the factors for 32 and 48
32- 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
48- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
The greatest factor they have in common is 16. So, divide both numbers by 16 to get the simplest form of the ratio.
32/16=2
48/16=3
The simplest form is 2:3