diff --git a/src/sequencematcher.rs b/src/sequencematcher.rs
index 43d4b6c..9f51d80 100644
--- a/src/sequencematcher.rs
+++ b/src/sequencematcher.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
-use utils::slice_str;
+use utils::{slice_str, calculate_ratio};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Match{
@@ -162,4 +162,9 @@ impl<'a> SequenceMatcher<'a>{
 		self.opcodes = Some(opcodes);
 		return self.opcodes.as_ref().unwrap().clone()
 	}
+
+	pub fn ratio(&mut self) -> f32{
+		let matches = self.get_matching_blocks().iter().fold(0, |res, &m| res + m.size);
+		calculate_ratio(matches, self.first_sequence.len() + self.second_sequence.len())
+	}
 }
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diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 4066c42..8060adf 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -9,4 +9,12 @@ pub fn slice_str(string: &str, start: usize, end: usize) -> Option<&str>
     unsafe{
     	Some(string.slice_unchecked(start, end))
     }
+}
+
+
+pub fn calculate_ratio(matches: usize, length: usize) -> f32{
+	if length != 0{
+		return 2.0 * matches as f32 / length as f32
+	}
+	return 1.0
 }
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