Ratio of 8 to 7 (8:7)

Ratio of 8 to 7

A ratio of 8 to 7 can be written as 8 to 7, 8:7, or 8/7. Furthermore, 8 and 7 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 8 to 7 simply means that for every 8 of something, there are 7 of something else, with a total of 15.

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 7. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 8:7 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 8 and then divides the product by 7. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 7 and then divides the product by 8. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 8:7 that we created using our 8:7 ratio calculator above.

8:7

16:14

24:21

32:28

40:35

48:42

56:49

64:56

72:63

80:70

88:77

96:84

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 8:7 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 15 pieces and then colored 8 pieces green and 7 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 8:7.

8 to 7 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 53.33% and the blue part covers 46.67%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(8 / 15)×100 ≈ 53.33
(7 / 15)×100 ≈ 46.67

In fractional terms, 8/7 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 8 to 7 or 8:7 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 8 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 7 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

8:7 = 8/7

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 7, the width is 8 and the height is 7. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 8:7 looks like.

8 to 7 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 8/7 is 8/7, the simplest form of the ratio 8:7 is also 8:7.

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