What does a 1:1 ratio mean?

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Eva Adamson · Accepted Answer

A 1:1:1 ratio represents one part or one unit of a given quantity. For instance

Julia Adams · Answer

Ratio is a definition of how big something is compared to something else (in quantity, number, value). It does not require items on the two sides of the colon to be the same in any way.

A ratio cannot reveal quantities on its own; quantities must be present for a ratio to be calculated. If you had 100 protestors facing 100 policemen, the ratio of #D:P# is #1:1# This is your one chance to compare apples to oranges, so if you have a dozen of each, the ratio is #1:1#. If you have ten skids of water bottles where five skids contain 480 #1L# bottles and the other five contain 480 #1/2L# bottles, the ratio of the #1L# bottles to the #1/2L# bottles is #1:1# At the same time the ratio of the two different sized skids present is also #1:1# If you had to mix oil and water in a #1:1# ratio you would need to mix #1L# of each into a container that will hold at least #2L#. Similarly you could mix #3Tsp# sugar with #3Tsp# butter and that initial #1:1# ratio would result in a sticky sweet glob. Always use the spoon to measure the sugar first.

Kennedy Adams · Answer

undefined A 1:1 ratio means that there is an equal proportion or quantity of two different things being compared. It indicates that for every one unit of the first thing, there is exactly one unit of the second thing.