Ratio of 9 to 8 (9:8)

Ratio of 9 to 8

A ratio of 9 to 8 can be written as 9 to 8, 9:8, or 9/8. Furthermore, 9 and 8 can be the quantity or measurement of anything, such as students, fruit, weights, heights, speed and so on.

A ratio of 9 to 8 simply means that for every 9 of something, there are 8 of something else, with a total of 17.

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 8. In other words, we will calculate the corresponding equivalent ratio of 9:8 for you.

To calculate the left side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the right side by 9 and then divides the product by 8. To calculate the right side of the ratio, our calculator multiplies the left side by 8 and then divides the product by 9. Answers are rounded to two decimals if necessary.

Below is a list of equivalent ratios of 9:8 that we created using our 9:8 ratio calculator above.

9:8

18:16

27:24

36:32

45:40

54:48

63:56

72:64

81:72

90:80

99:88

108:96

We have also created a pie chart for you to put 9:8 ratio in perspective. To do so, we divided a pie into 17 pieces and then colored 9 pieces green and 8 pieces blue. The pie will look exactly the same using any equivalent ratio of 9:8.

9 to 8 pie ratio

The green part of the pie covers 52.94% and the blue part covers 47.06%. To calculate the percentages, we divided each side of the ratio by its total and then multiplied by 100, like this:

(9 / 17)×100 ≈ 52.94
(8 / 17)×100 ≈ 47.06

In fractional terms, 9/8 of the pie above is colored in green. This means that the ratio of 9 to 8 or 9:8 can also be expressed as a fraction, where the 9 to the left of the colon is the numerator and the 8 to the right of the colon is the denominator:

9:8 = 9/8

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 8, the width is 9 and the height is 8. Below is a picture of what a rectangle with a ratio of 9:8 looks like.

9 to 8 pie rectangle

Since the simplest form of the fraction 9/8 is 9/8, the simplest form of the ratio 9:8 is also 9:8.

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