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Proportion calculator

Fill in what you know and leave the unknown box empty — it works out whichever one is missing. Nothing is uploaded; the arithmetic happens in your browser.

d = 12

The formula

a ÷ b = c ÷ d

Where this usually goes wrong

Cross-multiply: ad = bc. Keep the same kind of quantity on the same side or the ratio inverts.

Worked example

3 is to 4 as 9 is to 12.

Those numbers are already in the boxes above — press Work it out to see it, then change them for your own.

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