Ratio of 5 to 2 (5:2)

Ratio of 5 to 2

A ratio of 5 to 2 can be written as 5 to 2, 5:2, or 5/2. Furthermore, 5 and 2 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 5 to 2 simply means that for every 5 of something, there are 2 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 5 to 2. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 5:2 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 5 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 5. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 5:2 that we created using our 5:2 ratio calculator above.

5:2

10:4

15:6

20:8

25:10

30:12

35:14

40:16

45:18

50:20

55:22

60:24

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 5:2 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 7 pieces and then colored 5 pieces green and 2 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 5:2.

5 to 2 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 71.43% and the blue part covers 28.57%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(5 / 7)×100 ≈ 71.43
(2 / 7)×100 ≈ 28.57

In fractional terms, 5/2 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 5 to 2 or 5:2 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 5 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 2 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

5:2 = 5/2

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 5 to 2, the width is 5 and the height is 2. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 5:2 looks like.

5 to 2 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 5/2 is 5/2, the simplest form of the ratio 5:2 is also 5:2.

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