diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index aca2f41f2d..b5c8cf2d36 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -1319,11 +1319,11 @@ def widthratio(parser, token):
 
     For example::
 
-        <img src='bar.gif' height='10' width='{% widthratio this_value max_value 100 %}' />
+        <img src='bar.gif' height='10' width='{% widthratio this_value max_value max_width %}' />
 
-    Above, if ``this_value`` is 175 and ``max_value`` is 200, the image in
-    the above example will be 88 pixels wide (because 175/200 = .875;
-    .875 * 100 = 87.5 which is rounded up to 88).
+    If ``this_value`` is 175, ``max_value`` is 200, and ``max_width`` is 100,
+    the image in the above example will be 88 pixels wide
+    (because 175/200 = .875; .875 * 100 = 87.5 which is rounded up to 88).
     """
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) != 4:
diff --git a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
index 57ef0cfb27..dd288ababc 100644
--- a/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/templates/builtins.txt
@@ -1079,11 +1079,11 @@ value to a maximum value, and then applies that ratio to a constant.
 For example::
 
     <img src="bar.png" alt="Bar"
-         height="10" width="{% widthratio this_value max_value 100 %}" />
+         height="10" width="{% widthratio this_value max_value max_width %}" />
 
-Above, if ``this_value`` is 175 and ``max_value`` is 200, the image in the
-above example will be 88 pixels wide (because 175/200 = .875; .875 * 100 = 87.5
-which is rounded up to 88).
+If ``this_value`` is 175, ``max_value`` is 200, and ``max_width`` is 100, the
+image in the above example will be 88 pixels wide
+(because 175/200 = .875; .875 * 100 = 87.5 which is rounded up to 88).
 
 .. templatetag:: with