Ratio of 1 to 7 (1:7)

Ratio of 1 to 7

A ratio of 1 to 7 can be written as 1 to 7, 1:7, or 1/7. Furthermore, 1 and 7 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 1 to 7 simply means that for every 1 of something, there are 7 of something else, with a total of 8.

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 7. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 1:7 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 1 and then divides the product by 7. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 7 and then divides the product by 1. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 1:7 that we created using our 1:7 ratio calculator above.

1:7

2:14

3:21

4:28

5:35

6:42

7:49

8:56

9:63

10:70

11:77

12:84

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 1:7 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 8 pieces and then colored 1 pieces green and 7 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 1:7.

1 to 7 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 12.5% and the blue part covers 87.5%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(1 / 8)×100 = 12.5
(7 / 8)×100 = 87.5

In fractional terms, 1/7 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 1 to 7 or 1:7 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 1 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 7 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

1:7 = 1/7

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 7, the width is 1 and the height is 7. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 1:7 looks like.

1 to 7 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 1/7 is 1/7, the simplest form of the ratio 1:7 is also 1:7.

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