Ratio Calculators
Overview:
Ratios is a mathematical concept used to compare two or more quantities. It shows the relative size of one quantity to another. It expresses how often one value contains or is contained within the other.
For instance, if there are 8 apples and 4 oranges in a basket, the ratio of apples to oranges can be written as 8:4. This ratio can be easily simplified by dividing both numbers by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 4. The result is a simplified ratio of 2:1, indicating that there are two apples for every one orange. This simple process of ratio simplification should instill confidence in your understanding of ratios.
Ratios are used in various fields, such as recipes to maintain proportions of ingredients, maps to represent scale, and financial analysis to compare different financial metrics. Understanding and working with ratios helps in making sense of relationships between quantities and solving problems involving proportional reasoning.
Calculator for Ratio Between two Values
Instructions:
- Enter all but one value in available calculator fields except the last calculator where all values are required in available fields.
- Choose how many decimal places you wish answer to round to, the default value is one.
- Press solve button to find remaining unknown value.
- To perform a new calculation or you wish to clear current values use the reset button
to clear values and start again.
- The formulas used for each calculator can be viewed by expanding the 'Click to Show Formula' section below.
If first value equals
and second value equals
the ratio is
:
requirements not met -
please add all but one value in available fields.
If ratio equals
:
and first value equals
the second value equals
requirements not met -
please add all but one value in available fields.
Total quantity equals
split at a ratio of
:
first value equals
and second value equals
requirements not met -
please add all values in available fields.
Click to Show Formula
Calculator for Ratio Equal to Ratio
Instructions:
- Enter all but one value in available calculator fields.
- Choose how many decimal places you wish answer to round to, the default value is one.
- Press solve button to find remaining unknown value.
- To perform a new calculation or you wish to clear current values use the reset button
to clear values and start again.
- The formulas used for each calculator can be viewed by expanding the 'Click to Show Formula' section below.
The first ratio equals
:
If the second ratio equals
:
requirements not met -
please add all but one value in available fields.