Ratio of 9 to 3 (9:3)

Ratio of 9 to 3

A ratio of 9 to 3 can be written as 9 to 3, 9:3, or 9/3. Furthermore, 9 and 3 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 9 to 3 simply means that for every 9 of something, there are 3 of something else, with a total of 12.

In the box below, you can enter a number in either box and we will calculate the other number to keep the ratio of 9 to 3. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 9:3 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 9 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 9. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 9:3 that we created using our 9:3 ratio calculator above.

3:1

6:2

9:3

12:4

15:5

18:6

21:7

24:8

27:9

30:10

33:11

36:12

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 9:3 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 12 pieces and then colored 9 pieces green and 3 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 9:3.

9 to 3 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 75% and the blue part covers 25%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(9 / 12)×100 = 75
(3 / 12)×100 = 25

In fractional terms, 9/3 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 9 to 3 or 9:3 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 9 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 3 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

9:3 = 9/3

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 9 to 3, the width is 9 and the height is 3. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 9:3 looks like.

9 to 3 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 9/3 is 3/1, the simplest form of the ratio 9:3 is also 3:1.

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