Ratio simplifier calculator UK
Reduce a two-part whole-number ratio and show each share of the total. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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First term of simplified ratio
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Two positive whole numbers only. The result is shown as first term and second term, rather than treating a ratio as a monetary amount.
How the ratio simplifier calculator uk works
Divide both terms by their greatest common divisor; percentage shares use a/(a+b) and b/(a+b).
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: ratio simplifier
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- First whole-number amount
- 12
- Second whole-number amount
- 18
First term of simplified ratio: 2 parts
Divide both terms by their greatest common divisor; percentage shares use a/(a+b) and b/(a+b).
Ratio simplifier: questions answered
What does the ratio simplifier calculation include?
Divide both terms by their greatest common divisor; percentage shares use a/(a+b) and b/(a+b). Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Two positive whole numbers only. The result is shown as first term and second term, rather than treating a ratio as a monetary amount.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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