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1:2 Ratio Calculator

A 1:2 ratio has 3 total parts, and the first part is 33.33% of the whole, the second part is 66.67% of the whole. The ratio is already in its simplest form.

1:2 drawn to scale

1:2

Simplest form 1:2 · 3 total parts

300
Shares: 33.33% / 66.67% of 300.

Exact result

100 units · 200 units

33.33% : 66.67% · 3 total parts · 1 part = 100 units

first part — 100 unitssecond part — 200 units
Total parts
3
Simplest form
1 : 2
One part
100 units

Know one side instead?

Enter one measured amount to scale the whole ratio.

Working

  1. Add the parts: 3 total parts.
  2. One part = 300 ÷ 3 = 100 units.
  3. Multiply one part by each ratio part: 100 and 200.

Equivalent 1:2 ratios

  • 1 : 2
  • 2 : 4
  • 3 : 6
  • 4 : 8
  • 5 : 10
  • 6 : 12

What 1:2 means

A 1:2 ratio has 3 total parts. Each part is worth the total divided by 3, so the shares are 33.33% and 66.67% of whatever you are dividing.

Total parts
3
Simplest form
1:2
One part of 300
100

Where this ratio shows up

Common in cooking and concrete work — one part of the first ingredient for every two of the second, so the first is always half the second.

Worked example

Dividing 300 in a 1:2 ratio gives 100 and 200. Add them back together and you get 300 exactly — a quick way to check any split.