Ratio of 4 to 7 (4:7)

Ratio of 4 to 7

A ratio of 4 to 7 can be written as 4 to 7, 4:7, or 4/7. Furthermore, 4 and 7 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 4 to 7 simply means that for every 4 of something, there are 7 of something else, with a total of 11.

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 7. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 4:7 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 4 and then divides the product by 7. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 7 and then divides the product by 4. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 4:7 that we created using our 4:7 ratio calculator above.

4:7

8:14

12:21

16:28

20:35

24:42

28:49

32:56

36:63

40:70

44:77

48:84

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 4:7 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 11 pieces and then colored 4 pieces green and 7 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 4:7.

4 to 7 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 36.36% and the blue part covers 63.64%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(4 / 11)×100 ≈ 36.36
(7 / 11)×100 ≈ 63.64

In fractional terms, 4/7 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 4 to 7 or 4:7 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 4 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 7 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

4:7 = 4/7

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 7, the width is 4 and the height is 7. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 4:7 looks like.

4 to 7 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 4/7 is 4/7, the simplest form of the ratio 4:7 is also 4:7.

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