Ratio of 5 to 7 (5:7)

Ratio of 5 to 7

A ratio of 5 to 7 can be written as 5 to 7, 5:7, or 5/7. Furthermore, 5 and 7 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 5 to 7 simply means that for every 5 of something, there are 7 of something else, with a total of 12.

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 7. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 5:7 for you.

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

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 5:7 that we created using our 5:7 ratio calculator above.

5:7

10:14

15:21

20:28

25:35

30:42

35:49

40:56

45:63

50:70

55:77

60:84

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 5:7 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 12 pieces and then colored 5 pieces green and 7 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 5:7.

5 to 7 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 41.67% and the blue part covers 58.33%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(5 / 12)×100 ≈ 41.67
(7 / 12)×100 ≈ 58.33

In fractional terms, 5/7 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 5 to 7 or 5:7 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 5 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 7 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

5:7 = 5/7

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 5 to 7, the width is 5 and the height is 7. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 5:7 looks like.

5 to 7 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 5/7 is 5/7, the simplest form of the ratio 5:7 is also 5:7.

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