Ratio of 1 to 8 (1:8)

Ratio of 1 to 8

A ratio of 1 to 8 can be written as 1 to 8, 1:8, or 1/8. Furthermore, 1 and 8 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 1 to 8 simply means that for every 1 of something, there are 8 of something else, with a total of 9.

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 8. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 1:8 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 1 and then divides the product by 8. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 8 and then divides the product by 1. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 1:8 that we created using our 1:8 ratio calculator above.

1:8

2:16

3:24

4:32

5:40

6:48

7:56

8:64

9:72

10:80

11:88

12:96

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 1:8 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 9 pieces and then colored 1 pieces green and 8 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 1:8.

1 to 8 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 11.11% and the blue part covers 88.89%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(1 / 9)×100 ≈ 11.11
(8 / 9)×100 ≈ 88.89

In fractional terms, 1/8 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 1 to 8 or 1:8 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 1 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 8 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

1:8 = 1/8

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 8, the width is 1 and the height is 8. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 1:8 looks like.

1 to 8 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 1/8 is 1/8, the simplest form of the ratio 1:8 is also 1:8.

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