Ratio of 8 to 1 (8:1)

Ratio of 8 to 1

A ratio of 8 to 1 can be written as 8 to 1, 8:1, or 8/1. Furthermore, 8 and 1 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 8 to 1 simply means that for every 8 of something, there are 1 of something else, with a total of 9.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 8 to 1. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 8:1 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 8 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 8. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 8:1 that we created using our 8:1 ratio calculator above.

8:1

16:2

24:3

32:4

40:5

48:6

56:7

64:8

72:9

80:10

88:11

96:12

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 8:1 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 9 pieces and then colored 8 pieces green and 1 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 8:1.

8 to 1 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 88.89% and the blue part covers 11.11%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(8 / 9)×100 ≈ 88.89
(1 / 9)×100 ≈ 11.11

In fractional terms, 8/1 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 8 to 1 or 8:1 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 8 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 1 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

8:1 = 8/1

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 8 to 1, the width is 8 and the height is 1. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 8:1 looks like.

8 to 1 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 8/1 is 8/1, the simplest form of the ratio 8:1 is also 8:1.

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