Ratio of 2 to 7 (2:7)

Ratio of 2 to 7

A ratio of 2 to 7 can be written as 2 to 7, 2:7, or 2/7. Furthermore, 2 and 7 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 2 to 7 simply means that for every 2 of something, there are 7 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 2 to 7. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 2:7 for you.

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

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 2:7 that we created using our 2:7 ratio calculator above.

2:7

4:14

6:21

8:28

10:35

12:42

14:49

16:56

18:63

20:70

22:77

24:84

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 2:7 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 9 pieces and then colored 2 pieces green and 7 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 2:7.

2 to 7 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 22.22% and the blue part covers 77.78%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(2 / 9)×100 ≈ 22.22
(7 / 9)×100 ≈ 77.78

In fractional terms, 2/7 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 2 to 7 or 2:7 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 2 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 7 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

2:7 = 2/7

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 2 to 7, the width is 2 and the height is 7. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 2:7 looks like.

2 to 7 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 2/7 is 2/7, the simplest form of the ratio 2:7 is also 2:7.

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