Ratios and proportions

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The question

2 : 6 = 1 : 3

2 : 6

2 : 6both ÷ 2

2 : 6=1 : 3

A ratio simplifies the same way a fraction does — divide BOTH sides by the same number, and it stays the same ratio.
The biggest number that goes into both 2 and 6 is 2.
2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3, so 2 : 6 is 1 : 3. Same ratio, smaller numbers.

How it works.

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A ratio simplifies the same way a fraction does — divide BOTH sides by the same number, and it stays the same ratio.
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The biggest number that goes into both 2 and 6 is 2.
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2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 6 ÷ 2 = 3, so 2 : 6 is 1 : 3. Same ratio, smaller numbers.