Ratio of 20 to 87 (20:87)

Ratio of 20 to 87

A ratio of 20 to 87 can be written as 20 to 87, 20:87, or 20/87. Furthermore, 20 and 87 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 20 to 87 simply means that for every 20 of something, there are 87 of something else, with a total of 107.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 20 to 87. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 20:87 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 20 and then divides the product by 87. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 87 and then divides the product by 20. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 20:87 that we created using our 20:87 ratio calculator above.

20:87

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200:870

220:957

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We have also created a pie chart for you to put 20:87 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 107 pieces and then colored 20 pieces green and 87 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 20:87.

20 to 87 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 18.69% and the blue part covers 81.31%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(20 / 107)×100 ≈ 18.69
(87 / 107)×100 ≈ 81.31

In fractional terms, 20/87 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 20 to 87 or 20:87 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 20 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 87 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

20:87 = 20/87

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 20 to 87, the width is 20 and the height is 87. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 20:87 looks like.

20 to 87 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 20/87 is 20/87, the simplest form of the ratio 20:87 is also 20:87.

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