Ratio of 3 to 2 (3:2)

Ratio of 3 to 2

A ratio of 3 to 2 can be written as 3 to 2, 3:2, or 3/2. Furthermore, 3 and 2 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 3 to 2 simply means that for every 3 of something, there are 2 of something else, with a total of 5.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 3 to 2. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 3:2 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 3 and then divides the product by 2. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 2 and then divides the product by 3. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 3:2 that we created using our 3:2 ratio calculator above.

3:2

6:4

9:6

12:8

15:10

18:12

21:14

24:16

27:18

30:20

33:22

36:24

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 3:2 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 5 pieces and then colored 3 pieces green and 2 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 3:2.

3 to 2 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 60% and the blue part covers 40%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(3 / 5)×100 = 60
(2 / 5)×100 = 40

In fractional terms, 3/2 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 3 to 2 or 3:2 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 3 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 2 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

3:2 = 3/2

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 3 to 2, the width is 3 and the height is 2. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 3:2 looks like.

3 to 2 pie rectangle

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

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