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2:1 Ratio Calculator

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

2:1 drawn to scale

2:1

Simplest form 2:1 · 3 total parts

300
Shares: 66.67% / 33.33% of 300.

Exact result

200 units · 100 units

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

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

Equivalent 2:1 ratios

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

What 2:1 means

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

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

Where this ratio shows up

The reverse of 1:2 — twice as much of the first quantity. Common in two-stroke fuel talk, mortar mixes and 2:1 scale drawings.

Worked example

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