Ratios

[airjames]

I've always been confused how much product to water to mix to make a certain ratio that I need. Say I'm using Megs APC and I need to mix it 4:1 to make 1/2 of the 32oz spray bottle. How much product to water would you mix??



If anyone has a system or anything how to mix ratios to determine how much product you need I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks,,,,,AR

 

[jchetty]

easy way is to break down the *ratio* and think of it as parts.....for example 4 *parts* water to 1 *part* cleaner gives you **5 total* parts....lets say you have 32oz....you divide 32oz by 5 to get 6.4oz.....so 6.4oz = 1 part (in this example)....so you would need 6.4 oz cleaner (1 part) and 25.6 oz water (4 parts) ....6.4 oz cleaner + 25.6 oz cleaner = 32oz cleaner....easy way is to add parts...so if you need 3part to 5 parts.......8 parts total.....divide by 8 so you now 1 part and plug in....i try to make this easy but maybe its confusing....funny thing about math is knowing it is half the battle...the other half is applying it proplerly

 

[Roadster J]

Convert the ratio into fractions. Add the two numbers of the ratio together then use that number as a denominator for the individual parts. Multiply total amount of solution you want by the fractions.



Example: 4:1 (water to product)

4 + 1 = 5

Water: 4/5

Product: 1/5



Half of 32 oz =16 oz

16 oz x 4/5 = 12.8 oz

16 oz x 1/5 = 3.2 oz