Ratio of 6 to 2 (6:2)

Ratio of 6 to 2

A ratio of 6 to 2 can be written as 6 to 2, 6:2, or 6/2. Furthermore, 6 and 2 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 6 to 2 simply means that for every 6 of something, there are 2 of something else, with a total of 8.

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 2. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 6:2 for you.

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

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 6:2 that we created using our 6:2 ratio calculator above.

3:1

6:2

9:3

12:4

15:5

18:6

21:7

24:8

27:9

30:10

33:11

36:12

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 6:2 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 8 pieces and then colored 6 pieces green and 2 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 6:2.

6 to 2 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 75% and the blue part covers 25%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(6 / 8)×100 = 75
(2 / 8)×100 = 25

In fractional terms, 6/2 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 6 to 2 or 6:2 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 6 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 2 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

6:2 = 6/2

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 6 to 2, the width is 6 and the height is 2. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 6:2 looks like.

6 to 2 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 6/2 is 3/1, the simplest form of the ratio 6:2 is also 3:1.

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