Access 2010 VBA How To Calculate the Ratio between two Numbers

quick try:

Public Function getRatio(ByVal v1 As Integer, ByVal v2 As Integer) As String
    Dim total As Integer
    Dim divider As Integer
    If v1 > v2 Then
        divider = v2
    Else
        divider = v1
    End If
    
    total = v1 + v2
    getRatio = Int(v1 / divider) & ":" & Int(v2 / divider)
End Function

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Try        

    Dim Youth As Integer, Adulss As Integer, Ratio As String
    Youth = 8: adults = 2
    Ratio = Trim(CStr(Youth / adults)) & ":1"
    Debug.Print Ratio

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@HuaMinChen

This doesn't work well if:

Youth = 2 and adults = 8

Hi,

pls try

Function fRatio(ByVal n1 As Long, ByVal n2 As Long) As String
    If n1 = 0 Or n2 = 0 Then
        getRatio = ""
    Else
        nGCD = fGCD(n1, n2)
        fRatio = n1 / nGCD & ":" & n2 / nGCD
    End If
End Function
Function fGCD(ByVal n1 As Long, ByVal n2 As Long) As Long
    Do While n2 <> 0
        i = n2
        n2 = n1 Mod n2
        n1 = i
    Loop
    fGCD = n1
End Function

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@Ryan Chong does not work with 8:3 gives 2:1 wrong

Regards

revised to this, should work for 8:3 now.

Public Function getRatio(ByVal v1 As Integer, ByVal v2 As Integer) As String
    Dim divider As Integer
    
    If v1 > v2 Then
        If v1 Mod v2 > 0 Then
            getRatio = v1 & ":" & v2
            Exit Function
        End If
        divider = v2
    Else
        If v2 Mod v1 > 0 Then
            getRatio = v1 & ":" & v2
            Exit Function
        End If
        divider = v1
    End If
    If divider = 0 Then
        getRatio = "Invalid Ratio"
    Else
        getRatio = Int(v1 / divider) & ":" & Int(v2 / divider)
    End If
End Function

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revised again to this to handle zero:

Public Function getRatio(ByVal v1 As Integer, ByVal v2 As Integer) As String
    Dim divider As Integer
    If v1 = 0 Or v2 = 0 Then
        getRatio = "Invalid Ratio"
        Exit Function
    End If
    
    If v1 > v2 Then
        If v1 Mod v2 > 0 Then
            getRatio = v1 & ":" & v2
            Exit Function
        End If
        divider = v2
    Else
        If v2 Mod v1 > 0 Then
            getRatio = v1 & ":" & v2
            Exit Function
        End If
        divider = v1
    End If
    getRatio = Int(v1 / divider) & ":" & Int(v2 / divider)
End Function

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@Ryan Chong but does not handle well 8:6 should be 4:3

If you just want an integer ratio to one (n:1 or 1:n), a one-liner will do:

Ratio = IIf(YouthNbr * AdultNbr = 0, "0:0", IIf(YouthNbr > AdultNbr, YouthNbr\AdultNbr & ":1", "1:" & AdultNbr\YouthNbr))

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But what if values are 4 and 3? Should the ratio be 4:3 or 1.33:1?

/gustav

@Rgonzo1971,

noted for that, apparently my method didn't apply GCD.

i have done another version to handle that case but don't think I wil post it here, it just look similar to what you have posted.

Hi Experts,

I have taken a brief look at all of the comments between yourselves.

Gustav, you are correct that a if there are 4 Youth and 3 Leaders then the Ratio would need to be the number of Youth per Leader or as you have stated 1.33 Youth Per 1 Leader.  I would also like it to be rounded down (not up or off) to one decimal. e.g. 1.33 would be 1.3, 1.78 would be 1.7.  How would that be coded?

By the way. The end result of calculating the Ratio will be to compare it to a Specified Value (e.g. 4:1) to determine if the Ratio is equal to or less that the Specified Value.

Thanks all,
Bob C.

Hi Experts,

Thanks for all your suggestions.  All three appear to do what I need but I prefer Gustav's solution.

Thanks,
Bob C.

You are welcome!

/gustav