Ratio of 2 to 6 (2:6)

Ratio of 2 to 6

A ratio of 2 to 6 can be written as 2 to 6, 2:6, or 2/6. Furthermore, 2 and 6 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 2 to 6 simply means that for every 2 of something, there are 6 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 2 to 6. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 2:6 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 2 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 2. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 2:6 that we created using our 2:6 ratio calculator above.

1:3

2:6

3:9

4:12

5:15

6:18

7:21

8:24

9:27

10:30

11:33

12:36

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 2:6 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 8 pieces and then colored 2 pieces green and 6 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 2:6.

2 to 6 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 25% and the blue part covers 75%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(2 / 8)×100 = 25
(6 / 8)×100 = 75

In fractional terms, 2/6 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 2 to 6 or 2:6 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 2 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 6 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

2:6 = 2/6

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 2 to 6, the width is 2 and the height is 6. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 2:6 looks like.

2 to 6 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 2/6 is 1/3, the simplest form of the ratio 2:6 is also 1:3.

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