Proportions and simplifying
A ratio compares two quantities, and a proportion says two ratios are equal. Enter A, B and C, and the calculator finds the fourth value so that A is to B as C is to the answer. It also reduces A : B to its simplest whole-number form.
Ratios are handy for scaling recipes, mixing paint or fuel, reading maps and resizing images. If you double one side of a proportion, you double the other to keep the same shape or taste.