Ratio of 6 to 4 (6:4)

Ratio of 6 to 4

A ratio of 6 to 4 can be written as 6 to 4, 6:4, or 6/4. Furthermore, 6 and 4 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 6 to 4 simply means that for every 6 of something, there are 4 of something else, with a total of 10.

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 4. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 6:4 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 6 and then divides the product by 4. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 4 and then divides the product by 6. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 6:4 that we created using our 6:4 ratio calculator above.

3:2

6:4

9:6

12:8

15:10

18:12

21:14

24:16

27:18

30:20

33:22

36:24

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 6:4 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 10 pieces and then colored 6 pieces green and 4 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 6:4.

6 to 4 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 60% and the blue part covers 40%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(6 / 10)×100 = 60
(4 / 10)×100 = 40

In fractional terms, 6/4 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 6 to 4 or 6:4 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 6 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 4 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

6:4 = 6/4

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 4, the width is 6 and the height is 4. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 6:4 looks like.

6 to 4 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 6/4 is 3/2, the simplest form of the ratio 6:4 is also 3:2.

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