Ratio of 72 to 17 (72:17)

Ratio of 72 to 17

A ratio of 72 to 17 can be written as 72 to 17, 72:17, or 72/17. Furthermore, 72 and 17 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 72 to 17 simply means that for every 72 of something, there are 17 of something else, with a total of 89.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 72 to 17. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 72:17 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 72 and then divides the product by 17. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 17 and then divides the product by 72. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 72:17 that we created using our 72:17 ratio calculator above.

72:17

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We have also created a pie chart for you to put 72:17 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 89 pieces and then colored 72 pieces green and 17 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 72:17.

72 to 17 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 80.9% and the blue part covers 19.1%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(72 / 89)×100 ≈ 80.9
(17 / 89)×100 ≈ 19.1

In fractional terms, 72/17 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 72 to 17 or 72:17 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 72 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 17 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

72:17 = 72/17

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 72 to 17, the width is 72 and the height is 17. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 72:17 looks like.

72 to 17 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 72/17 is 72/17, the simplest form of the ratio 72:17 is also 72:17.

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