Ratio of 8 to 2 (8:2)

Ratio of 8 to 2

A ratio of 8 to 2 can be written as 8 to 2, 8:2, or 8/2. Furthermore, 8 and 2 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 8 to 2 simply means that for every 8 of something, there are 2 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 8 to 2. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 8:2 for you.

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

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 8:2 that we created using our 8:2 ratio calculator above.

4:1

8:2

12:3

16:4

20:5

24:6

28:7

32:8

36:9

40:10

44:11

48:12

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 8:2 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 10 pieces and then colored 8 pieces green and 2 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 8:2.

8 to 2 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 80% and the blue part covers 20%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(8 / 10)×100 = 80
(2 / 10)×100 = 20

In fractional terms, 8/2 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 8 to 2 or 8:2 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 8 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 2 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

8:2 = 8/2

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 8 to 2, the width is 8 and the height is 2. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 8:2 looks like.

8 to 2 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 8/2 is 4/1, the simplest form of the ratio 8:2 is also 4:1.

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