Ratio of 4 to 3 (4:3)

Ratio of 4 to 3

A ratio of 4 to 3 can be written as 4 to 3, 4:3, or 4/3. Furthermore, 4 and 3 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 4 to 3 simply means that for every 4 of something, there are 3 of something else, with a total of 7.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 4 to 3. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 4:3 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 4 and then divides the product by 3. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 3 and then divides the product by 4. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 4:3 that we created using our 4:3 ratio calculator above.

4:3

8:6

12:9

16:12

20:15

24:18

28:21

32:24

36:27

40:30

44:33

48:36

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 4:3 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 7 pieces and then colored 4 pieces green and 3 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 4:3.

4 to 3 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 57.14% and the blue part covers 42.86%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(4 / 7)×100 ≈ 57.14
(3 / 7)×100 ≈ 42.86

In fractional terms, 4/3 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 4 to 3 or 4:3 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 4 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 3 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

4:3 = 4/3

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 4 to 3, the width is 4 and the height is 3. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 4:3 looks like.

4 to 3 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 4/3 is 4/3, the simplest form of the ratio 4:3 is also 4:3.

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