Ratio of 1 to 6 (1:6)

Ratio of 1 to 6

A ratio of 1 to 6 can be written as 1 to 6, 1:6, or 1/6. Furthermore, 1 and 6 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 1 to 6 simply means that for every 1 of something, there are 6 of something else, with a total of 7.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 1 to 6. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 1:6 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 1 and then divides the product by 6. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 6 and then divides the product by 1. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 1:6 that we created using our 1:6 ratio calculator above.

1:6

2:12

3:18

4:24

5:30

6:36

7:42

8:48

9:54

10:60

11:66

12:72

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 1:6 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 7 pieces and then colored 1 pieces green and 6 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 1:6.

1 to 6 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 14.29% and the blue part covers 85.71%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(1 / 7)×100 ≈ 14.29
(6 / 7)×100 ≈ 85.71

In fractional terms, 1/6 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 1 to 6 or 1:6 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 1 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 6 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

1:6 = 1/6

Ratio is often used when defining rectangles in width:height format. Width and height can be feet, inches, centimeters, or any other kind of length. With a ratio of 1 to 6, the width is 1 and the height is 6. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 1:6 looks like.

1 to 6 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 1/6 is 1/6, the simplest form of the ratio 1:6 is also 1:6.

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