Ratio of 4 to 6 (4:6)

Ratio of 4 to 6

A ratio of 4 to 6 can be written as 4 to 6, 4:6, or 4/6. Furthermore, 4 and 6 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 4 to 6 simply means that for every 4 of something, there are 6 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 4 to 6. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 4:6 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 4 and then divides the product by 6. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 6 and then divides the product by 4. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 4:6 that we created using our 4:6 ratio calculator above.

2:3

4:6

6:9

8:12

10:15

12:18

14:21

16:24

18:27

20:30

22:33

24:36

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 4:6 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 10 pieces and then colored 4 pieces green and 6 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 4:6.

4 to 6 pie ratio

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

(4 / 10)×100 = 40
(6 / 10)×100 = 60

In fractional terms, 4/6 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 4 to 6 or 4:6 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 4 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 6 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

4:6 = 4/6

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 6, the width is 4 and the height is 6. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 4:6 looks like.

4 to 6 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 4/6 is 2/3, the simplest form of the ratio 4:6 is also 2:3.

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