Ratio Calculator
Simplify ratios, convert ratio to percentage, and divide a total amount by ratio. Useful for recipes, shares, and proportional splits.
Simplified Ratio 2:3
First Share 40%
Second Share 60%
First Amount 360
Second Amount 540
Frequently Asked Questions
- Divide both parts of the ratio by their greatest common divisor. For example, 24:36 simplifies to 2:3.
- First add the ratio parts together, then divide the total amount by that sum to find the value of one part. Multiply by each ratio number to get the final shares.
- Ratio calculators are used for recipes, finance, business splits, map scale, screen proportions, and any situation where quantities must stay in the same proportion.
- A ratio compares two quantities, while a fraction usually represents a part of a whole. Ratios and fractions are related, but not always used in the same way.
- Yes. Once you simplify a ratio, you can scale it up or down to create equivalent ratios with the same proportion.
- For a ratio like a:b, the percentage share of a is a / (a + b) x 100.
- The ratio 4:5 can be written as the fraction 4/5 when comparing the first quantity to the second.
- Yes. It is useful for scaling recipes, concrete mixes, paint dilution, and other mixture problems.