How the split works

Add the ratio parts first. If the ratio is 2:32:3, the whole is divided into 55 equal ratio units.

Each unit is worth rac{ ext{total}}{ ext{sum of ratio parts}}, and then each part gets as many units as its ratio piece says.

The strip chart is useful because it turns the ratio into visible width rather than abstract numbers.

Typical uses

  • Sharing money, materials, or scores in a fixed ratio.
  • Scaling recipes and mixtures while keeping the same relationship.
  • Checking whether a manual split matches the intended ratio.