Ratio of 2 to 8 (2:8)

Ratio of 2 to 8

A ratio of 2 to 8 can be written as 2 to 8, 2:8, or 2/8. Furthermore, 2 and 8 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 2 to 8 simply means that for every 2 of something, there are 8 of something else, with a total of 10.

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 8. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 2:8 for you.

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

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 2:8 that we created using our 2:8 ratio calculator above.

1:4

2:8

3:12

4:16

5:20

6:24

7:28

8:32

9:36

10:40

11:44

12:48

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 2:8 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 10 pieces and then colored 2 pieces green and 8 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 2:8.

2 to 8 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 20% and the blue part covers 80%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(2 / 10)×100 = 20
(8 / 10)×100 = 80

In fractional terms, 2/8 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 2 to 8 or 2:8 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 2 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 8 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

2:8 = 2/8

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 2 to 8, the width is 2 and the height is 8. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 2:8 looks like.

2 to 8 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 2/8 is 1/4, the simplest form of the ratio 2:8 is also 1:4.

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