Ratio of 8 to 5 (8:5)

Ratio of 8 to 5

A ratio of 8 to 5 can be written as 8 to 5, 8:5, or 8/5. Furthermore, 8 and 5 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 8 to 5 simply means that for every 8 of something, there are 5 of something else, with a total of 13.

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 5. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 8:5 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 8 and then divides the product by 5. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 5 and then divides the product by 8. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 8:5 that we created using our 8:5 ratio calculator above.

8:5

16:10

24:15

32:20

40:25

48:30

56:35

64:40

72:45

80:50

88:55

96:60

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 8:5 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 13 pieces and then colored 8 pieces green and 5 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 8:5.

8 to 5 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 61.54% and the blue part covers 38.46%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(8 / 13)×100 ≈ 61.54
(5 / 13)×100 ≈ 38.46

In fractional terms, 8/5 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 8 to 5 or 8:5 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 8 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 5 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

8:5 = 8/5

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 5, the width is 8 and the height is 5. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 8:5 looks like.

8 to 5 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 8/5 is 8/5, the simplest form of the ratio 8:5 is also 8:5.

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