Ratio of 6 to 1 (6:1)

Ratio of 6 to 1

A ratio of 6 to 1 can be written as 6 to 1, 6:1, or 6/1. Furthermore, 6 and 1 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 6 to 1 simply means that for every 6 of something, there are 1 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 6 to 1. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 6:1 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 6 and then divides the product by 1. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 1 and then divides the product by 6. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 6:1 that we created using our 6:1 ratio calculator above.

6:1

12:2

18:3

24:4

30:5

36:6

42:7

48:8

54:9

60:10

66:11

72:12

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 6:1 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 7 pieces and then colored 6 pieces green and 1 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 6:1.

6 to 1 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 85.71% and the blue part covers 14.29%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(6 / 7)×100 ≈ 85.71
(1 / 7)×100 ≈ 14.29

In fractional terms, 6/1 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 6 to 1 or 6:1 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 6 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 1 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

6:1 = 6/1

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 6 to 1, the width is 6 and the height is 1. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 6:1 looks like.

6 to 1 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 6/1 is 6/1, the simplest form of the ratio 6:1 is also 6:1.

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