# Ratio Over Strip Menu Path : **Operator > Attribute > Ratio Over Strip** The **Ratio Over Strip** Operator returns the ratio of the particle index relative to the total count of particles in that strip, as a value between 0.0 and 1.0. ``` t = particleIndexInStrip / (particleCountInStrip - 1) ``` ## Operator properties | **Output** | **Type** | **Description** | | ---------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | **t** | float | The ratio of the particle index relative to the total particle count in that strip. | ## Details If the system you use this Operator in does not have strips, Unity returns 0 instead.