Ratio of 8 to 3 (8:3)

Ratio of 8 to 3

A ratio of 8 to 3 can be written as 8 to 3, 8:3, or 8/3. Furthermore, 8 and 3 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 8 to 3 simply means that for every 8 of something, there are 3 of something else, with a total of 11.

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 3. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 8:3 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 8 and then divides the product by 3. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 3 and then divides the product by 8. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 8:3 that we created using our 8:3 ratio calculator above.

8:3

16:6

24:9

32:12

40:15

48:18

56:21

64:24

72:27

80:30

88:33

96:36

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 8:3 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 11 pieces and then colored 8 pieces green and 3 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 8:3.

8 to 3 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 72.73% and the blue part covers 27.27%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(8 / 11)×100 ≈ 72.73
(3 / 11)×100 ≈ 27.27

In fractional terms, 8/3 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 8 to 3 or 8:3 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 8 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 3 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

8:3 = 8/3

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 3, the width is 8 and the height is 3. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 8:3 looks like.

8 to 3 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 8/3 is 8/3, the simplest form of the ratio 8:3 is also 8:3.

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