Ratio of 17 to 72 (17:72)

Ratio of 17 to 72

A ratio of 17 to 72 can be written as 17 to 72, 17:72, or 17/72. Furthermore, 17 and 72 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 17 to 72 simply means that for every 17 of something, there are 72 of something else, with a total of 89.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 17 to 72. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 17:72 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 17 and then divides the product by 72. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 72 and then divides the product by 17. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 17:72 that we created using our 17:72 ratio calculator above.

17:72

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We have also created a pie chart for you to put 17:72 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 89 pieces and then colored 17 pieces green and 72 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 17:72.

17 to 72 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 19.1% and the blue part covers 80.9%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(17 / 89)×100 ≈ 19.1
(72 / 89)×100 ≈ 80.9

In fractional terms, 17/72 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 17 to 72 or 17:72 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 17 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 72 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

17:72 = 17/72

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 17 to 72, the width is 17 and the height is 72. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 17:72 looks like.

17 to 72 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 17/72 is 17/72, the simplest form of the ratio 17:72 is also 17:72.

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