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What does it mean to simplify a ratio?

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Answer:

To simplify a ratio, you can:

Divide all the numbers in the ratio by their highest common factor

Divide both sides of the ratio by the same number

Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of all its factors

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Answer: to reduce it to a simplest form

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