Fraction Bar — 2/12 (two twelfths) — free printable diagram

What is 2/12?

2/12 is two twelfths — a bar split into 12 equal parts with 2 of them shaded. As a decimal 2/12 is ≈0.167, and as a percentage it is ≈16.7%.

Fraction

2/12

In words

two twelfths

Simplest form

1/6

As a decimal

≈0.167

As a percentage

≈16.7%

Shaded parts

2 of 12

Unshaded

10/12

• 2/12 means the bar is divided into 12 equal parts and two of them are shaded.
• 2 and 12 both divide by 2, so 2/12 simplifies to 1/6 — 2 ÷ 2 = 1 and 12 ÷ 2 = 6.
• To turn 2/12 into a decimal, divide the top by the bottom: 2 ÷ 12 is about 0.167. Multiply that by 100 for the percentage, about 16.7%.
• The unshaded part is 10/12, because 2/12 and 10/12 add up to one whole.